desert

Many settlers died while trying to cross the desert.许多移居者在试图穿过这片沙漠时命丧黄泉。

the Arabian and African deserts阿拉伯沙漠和非洲沙漠

The region is mostly desert.这个地区大部分是沙漠。

the shifting desert sands沙漠地带的流沙

a study of desert plants对沙漠植物的研究

stranded on a desert island [=an island where no people live]搁浅在荒岛

For many years, the city was a cultural desert, but now there are several museums and also a concert hall.过去许多年这座城市就是个文化沙漠，但现在有了几个博物馆，还有了一个音乐厅。

The inhabitants had deserted the town.居民们都离开了这座小镇。

If the nest is disturbed, the bird may desert [=abandon] it.如果鸟巢受到干扰，鸟儿就可能将其舍弃。

She had been married for just over a year when her husband deserted her.结婚刚一年多，她的丈夫就抛弃了她。

He was deserted by his friends and family.他被朋友和家人抛弃。

He vowed that he would never desert [=abandon] a friend in trouble.他发誓永远不抛弃处于困境的朋友。

He urged people not to desert the cause. [=not to stop supporting the cause]他力劝人们不要放弃这项事业。

The soldiers prayed that their courage would not desert them. [=that they would not lose their courage]士兵们祈求不要丧失勇气。

She was a respected academic until late in life when her memory deserted her. [=she lost her ability to remember things]她晚年丧失了记忆力，在这之前她是位受人尊敬的学者。

Many soldiers deserted during the first weeks of the war.许多士兵在开战后几周内就当了逃兵。