adj. 荒芜的,不毛的;沙漠的;无人的。 a desert island 荒岛。 n. 1.沙漠;荒漠。 2.〔比喻〕荒凉的境地;枯燥无味的学科;历史上的荒芜时代(等)。
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the Gobi D- 戈壁滩。 vt. 1.丢开,抛弃。 2.擅离(职守)。
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desert one's colours (兵)开小差;叛变。 His presence of mind deserted him. 他失去镇静。 vi. 逃亡,逃走 (from);开小差。 He deserted to the enemy. 他投敌去了。 n. 1.功过;该受奖赏[处罚]的品质[行动]。 2.应得的报酬,应得的奖赏[处罚]。 3.功劳,美德。
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get [meet with] one's deserts 受相当奖赏[处罚]。 The honour is above my desert. 荣誉过当。
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" 同义词:abandon, forsake, desolate,
leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler''s army, they were shot" 同义词:defect,
百科解释
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than .