Desert
[ 'd?z?t ]
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n. 沙漠;荒地;應得的賞罰;功勞，美德;
adj. 沙漠的;荒蕪的，不毛的;無人的;
?? 詞根助記
de分開+sert加入，插入→不再加入→離開
?? 例句
The guard was punished for deserting his post.
衛兵因擅離職守而受到處罰。
Miles upon miles to the east and southeast the desert unrolled itself.
荒野綿延萬里的向東面和東南面鋪展開去。
The desert climate supports little plant life.
沙漠里的氣候使絕大多數植物無法存活。
How will you do for water while ( you' re ) crossing the desert ?
你們越過沙漠時，水的問題怎樣解決呢？
a vast desert all adust
一大片沙漠,干燥,炎熱
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ desert-拋棄,dessert-甜點:拋棄甜點
※ de-拼音“德”,se-拼音“色”,rt-拼音“人體”:德國人喜歡在沙漠把人體涂上顏色
※ de-拼音“的”,s-似“蛇”,er-拼音“兒”,t-拼音“它”:流浪沙漠的蛇兒,它的歸宿在何方
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?? 反義詞
?? 詞根
-sert-表示“加入”
?? 牛津釋義
desert
v
1 [Tn]
(a) go away from (a place) without intending ever to return 離棄（一地方）; 放棄; 遺棄
desert a house, city, etc 離棄一所房屋、 一座城市等
The village had been hurriedly deserted, perhaps because terrorists were in the area. 全村人都匆匆逃走了, 或許因為該地區有恐怖分子.
(b) leave (sb) without help or support; abandon 離棄（某人）; 拋棄
He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. 他拋棄了妻子兒女, 出國去了.
He has become so rude that his friends are deserting him. 他變得十分粗野, 朋友們都不和他來往了.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn]
leave (esp service in the armed forces, or a ship) without authority or permission; run away 擅自離開（尤指軍中或船上的職守）; 逃跑; 潛逃
A soldier who deserts (his post) in time of war is punished severely. 戰爭期間開小差的士兵要受到嚴懲.
desert from the army 開小差.
3 [Tn] fail (sb) when needed 在關鍵時使（某人）失望
His courage/presence of mind deserted him. 他喪失了勇氣[再不能鎮定自若].
desert n [C, U]
(large area of) barren land, with very little water and vegetation, often sand-covered 沙漠; 荒漠; 荒原
Vast areas of land have become desert. 廣大的地區均已變成沙漠.
the Sahara Desert 撒哈拉大沙漠
[attrib 作定語]
desert wastes, sands, etc 不毛的荒地、 沙漠等.
?? 考研助記
de(往下)+sert(塞):不要了即 遺棄；遺棄的地方是 沙漠
?? 擴展釋義
*['dez?t, di's?:t]n. 沙漠, 應得的賞罰, 功勞a. 沙漠的, 不毛的vt. 放棄, 遺棄, 擅離vi. 逃掉
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It's true. You are in great shape.
這是真的。你的身體很好。
He always takes pride in his work.He's very efficient.
他總是以他的工作而自豪，他是非常能干的。
They went through the rooms, being careful to touch nothing, as they did not want to hinder the police in their search for fingerprints.
他倆搜遍這每一個房間，小心翼翼地不接觸任何東西，因為他們怕妨礙警察尋找指紋。