1. | [c][u] 沙漠;荒漠;荒原a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it. Many deserts are covered by sand. |
the Sahara Desert 撒哈拉大沙漠 | |
Somalia is mostly desert. 索马里大部分地区都是荒漠。 | |
burning desert sands 沙漠里灼热的沙 | |
a cultural desert(= a place without any culture) 文化沙漠 |
1. | [t] ~ sb 抛弃,离弃,遗弃(某人)to leave sb without help or support |
She was deserted by her husband. 她被丈夫遗弃了。 |
2. | [t][oftpass] ~ sth 舍弃,离弃(某地方)to go away from a place and leave it empty |
The villages had been deserted. 这些村庄已经荒无人烟了。 | |
The owl seems to have deserted its nest. 这只猫头鹰似乎不要这个窝了。 |
3. | [i][t] ~ (sth) 擅离(部队);逃走;开小差to leave the armed forces without permission |
Large numbers of soldiers deserted as defeat became inevitable. 战败已成定局,许多士兵开小差跑了。 |
4. | [t] ~ sth (for sth) 废弃;放弃;撇下不管to stop using, buying or supporting sth |
Why did you desert teaching for politics? 你为什么弃教从政呢? |
5. | [t] ~ sb 背离;使失望if a particular qualitydeserts you, it is not there when you need it |
Her courage seemed to desert her for a moment. 她一时间似乎失去了勇气。 |