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🔑 des·ert nounBrE /ˈdezət/NAmE /ˈdezərt/ ➡ see also deserts [C, U] a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it. Many deserts are covered by sand 沙漠；荒漠；荒原◆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◆(figurative) a cultural desert (= a place without any culture) 文化沙漠 🔑 des·ert verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they desert BrE /dɪˈzɜːt/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrt/present simple - he / she / it deserts BrE /dɪˈzɜːts/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrts/past simple deserted BrE /dɪˈzɜːtɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/past participle deserted BrE /dɪˈzɜːtɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/ -ing form deserting BrE /dɪˈzɜːtɪŋ/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrtɪŋ/BrE /dɪˈzɜːt/NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrt/🔑 [T] ~ sbto leave sb without help or support 抛弃，离弃，遗弃（某人） SYN abandon ◆She was deserted by her husband. 她被丈夫遗弃了。🔑 [T, often passive] ~ sthto go away from a place and leave it empty 舍弃，离弃（某地方） SYN abandon ◆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。🔑 [I, T] ~ (sth) to leave the armed forces without permission 擅离（部队）；逃走；开小差◆Large numbers of soldiers deserted as defeat became inevitable. 战败已成定局，许多士兵开小差跑了。 [T] ~ sth (for sth) to stop using, buying or supporting sth 废弃；放弃；撇下不管◆Why did you desert teaching for politics? 你为什么弃教从政呢？ [T] ~ sbif a particular quality deserts you, it is not there when you need it 背离；使失望◆Her courage seemed to desert her for a moment. 她一时间似乎失去了勇气。▸ de·ser·tion BrE /dɪˈzɜːʃn/NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrʃn/ noun [U, C] ◆She felt betrayed by her husband's desertion. 她感到丈夫遗弃她辜负了她的心。◆The army was badly affected by desertions. 开小差使部队大受影响。 ●(like rats) deserting/leaving a sinking ˈship(humorous, disapproving) used to talk about people who leave an organization, a company, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left （比喻只顾自己而离开处于困境中的机构等）（像）逃离沉船（的老鼠） |