desert
US
UK desert n: (arid region) (地理)
SC 沙漠，荒漠 shā mò，huāng mò
TC 沙漠
TC 沙漠
Cacti can survive the lack of rainfall in the desert.
仙人掌在降水稀少的沙漠中也能生存下去。
desert n: figurative (place: lacks [sth]) (比喻)
SC 荒漠 huāng mò
Most of the former Soviet Union was considered a desert for the arts.
前苏联的大多数时期都被认为是艺术的荒漠。
desert adj: (barren, desolate)
SC 荒凉的 huāng liáng de
SC 贫瘠的 huāng liáng de ，pín jí de
TC 貧瘠的
TC 貧瘠的
There is little foliage on this desert island.
这个荒凉的岛上几乎没有植被。
desert [sb] vtr: ([sb], [sth]: abandon)
SC 抛弃，离弃 pāo qì，lí qì
TC 拋棄
TC 拋棄
SC 放弃，离开 fàng qì，lí kāi
TC 放棄，離開
TC 放棄，離開
After he lost his money, his friends deserted him.
他没钱后，朋友们都纷纷抛弃了他。
这句话不是该英语句子的翻译。 他决定弃船逃跑。
desert [sth] vtr: military (post: leave without permission) (军队岗位)
SC 擅自离开
SC 从…开小差
Amid the confusion, the soldier deserted his post.
在一片混乱之中，那个士兵擅自离开了自己的岗位。
desert [sth] vtr: (duties: forsake) (责任、义务等)
SC 丢下
SC 放弃 fàng qì
TC 放棄
TC 放棄
She deserted the project.
她放弃了那个项目。
desert vi: (leave post without permission)
SC 擅离职守 shàn lí zhí shǒu
TC 擅離職守
TC 擅離職守
He deserted, and was last seen running to the rear.
他擅离职守，最后一次被人看到时正往后面跑。
desert boots npl: (rugged footwear)
SC 沙漠靴 shā mò xuē
desert island n: (island without inhabitants)
SC 热带荒岛 rè dài huāng dǎo
TC 熱帶荒島
TC 熱帶荒島
The sailor was shipwrecked on a desert island.
desert region n: (arid area)
SC 沙漠地区 shā mò dì qū
TC 沙漠地區
TC 沙漠地區
The Arabian Desert is a desert region covering a vast area in the Middle East.
Kalahari Desert n: (desert in Africa) (非洲)
SC 喀拉哈里沙漠