desert: [ di'zə:t ]
n. 沙漠
v. 放弃,遗弃
词形变化:
名词:deserter 动词过去式:deserted 过去分词:deserted 现在分词:deserting 第三人称单数:deserts
例句与用法:
1. The baby's mother deserted him soon after giving birth.
那个母亲生下他后不久就把他遗弃了.
2. The writer decided to live in the Sahara Desert for some time.
那位作家决定去撒哈拉沙漠住一段日子.
3. The guard deserted his post.
卫兵擅自离开了他的岗位.
4. Vast areas of land have become desert.
广大的地区均已变成沙漠.
5. He deserted his wife and children and went abroad.
他抛弃了妻子儿女, 出国去了.
6. His courage/presence of mind deserted him.
他丧失了勇气[再不能镇定自若].
7. He has become so rude that his friends are deserting him.
他变得十分粗野, 朋友们都不和他来往了.
8. A soldier who deserts (his post) in time of war is punished severely.
战争期间开小差的士兵要受到严惩.
英英解释:
名词desert:
1. arid land with little or no vegetation
动词desert:
1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
同义词：abandon, forsake, desolate
2. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
同义词：defect
形容词desert:
1. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
同义词：godforsaken, waste, wild
