| 单词 |
desert |
| 例句 |
desert verb | noun
1 verb 1.•his wife deserted him:abandon, leave, turn one's back on | throw over, jilt, break up with | leave high and dry, leave in the lurch, leave behind, strand | informal walk out on, run out on, drop, dump, ditch | literary forsake. 2.•his allies were deserting the cause:renounce, repudiate, relinquish, wash one's hands of, abandon, turn one's back on, betray, disavow | formal abjure | literary forsake. 3.•soldiers deserted in droves:abscond, defect, run away, make off, decamp, flee, turn tail, take French leave, depart, quit, jump ship | Military go AWOL.
2 noun •an expanse of desert:wasteland, wastes, wilderness, wilds, barren land | dust bowl.▶adjective 1.•desert conditions:arid, dry, moistureless, parched | scorched, hot | barren, bare, stark, infertile, unfruitful, dehydrated, sterile. ANT fertile. 2.•an uncharted desert island:uninhabited, empty, lonely, desolate, bleak | wild, uncultivated. |
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