desert
英 /ˈdezət/ 美 /ˈdezɚt/
- n. 沙漠；荒漠a very dry area with little rain and few plants
- v. 抛弃；擅离to leave someone or somewhere you should stay with
We crossed the desert before the afternoon heat arrived.
我们在午后的酷热到来之前穿过了沙漠。
As desert areas expand, nearby farming communities face increasing pressure on their water supplies and agricultural land.
随着荒漠地区扩张，附近的农业社区在供水和耕地方面面临越来越大的压力。
搭配
a vast desert 广袤的沙漠desert plants 沙漠植物desert a post 擅离岗位
辨析提示
动词读/dɪˈzɜːt/；dessert意为甜点。
词族
desertion (n.)、deserter (n.)、deserted (adj.)
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