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desert noun
⇨ desertdesert verb
⇨ abandon (The villages had been deserted.) ⇨ leave 5 (Don't worry — I won't desert you.) desert noun desert ♦︎ wilderness ♦︎ bush ♦︎ wasteland ♦︎ the wilds ♦︎ no-man's land ♦︎ the outback ♦︎ dust bowl ♦︎ wastesThese words all mean a large area of land where very few people live or can survive. 这些词均表示荒凉之地。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in / into the desert / the wilderness / the bush / the wilds / no-man's land / the outback◆across the desert / no-man's land / the outback◆arid / barren / arctic / frozen desert / wilderness / wasteland / wastes◆the Australian desert / wilderness / bush / outback◆the African desert / wilderness / bush◆a cultural desert / wasteland◆to become a desert / wasteland■ desert [countable, uncountable] 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。◆They travelled many miles across burning desert sands.他们在灼热的沙漠里行走了许多英里。■ wilderness / /ˈwɪldənəs; NAmE ˈwɪldərnəs/ [countable, usually singular] a large area of land that has never been developed or used for growing crops because it is difficult to live there; a place that people do not take care of or control 荒原；野地；荒芜的地方◆The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness.南极洲是世界上最后一个大荒原。◆ (NAmE) The US Department of Agriculture designated the land a wilderness area (= where it is not permitted to build houses or roads) in 1978.1978年美国农业部将这片土地划定为自然环境保留地区。◆That part of the city is a wilderness of run-down houses and derelict factories.该市的那一区域很荒僻，到处是破败的住房和废弃的工厂。■ bush ( often 常作 the bush) [uncountable] an area of wild land that has not been cleared, especially in Africa and Australia （尤指非洲和澳大利亚的）荒野◆Children are taught from an early age how to survive in the bush.孩子们从小就学习在荒野中求生的方法。■ wasteland /ˈweɪstlænd/ / [countable, uncountable] an area of land that cannot be used or that is no longer used for building or growing things on 荒地；不毛之地；废弃地◆City life could be improved by turning urban wastelands into parks.把城市的废弃土地改造成公园能够使城市生活得到改善。◆The film was shot in the desert wasteland of southern California.这部影片在加利福尼亚州南部的荒漠里拍摄。■ the wilds [plural] areas of a country far from towns or cities, where few people live 偏远地区；人烟稀少的地区◆It's a true tale of survival in the wilds of Alaska.这是一个在阿拉斯加人烟稀少的地区求生的真实故事。◆ (humorous) They live on a farm somewhere out in the wilds.他们住在边远地区的一个农场里。■ ˈno-man's land [uncountable, singular] an area of land between the borders of two countries or between two armies, that is not controlled by either （边境的）无人区域；（两军之间的）无人地带◆He led his platoon across no-man's land.他率领一排士兵越过了无人地带。■ the outback [countable, singular] the area of Australia that is a long way from the coast and the towns, where few people live （澳大利亚的）内地，内陆地区◆They live an isolated life in the outback of New South Wales.他们在新南威尔士州的内陆地区过着与世隔绝的生活。■ ˈdust bowl [countable, usually singular] an area of land that has recently been turned into desert by lack of rain or too much farming 风沙侵蚀区；干旱尘暴区◆Many families struggled to survive in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl of the 1930s.20世纪30年代，许多家庭在俄克拉何马州的风沙侵蚀区苦苦挣扎求生。■ wastes [plural] (formal) a large area of land where there are very few people, animals or plants 荒原；荒芜地区；人烟稀少的地区◆Millions of people were exiled to the frozen wastes of Siberia.数百万人被流放到西伯利亚的冻土荒原。 abandon verb abandon ♦︎ desert ♦︎ vacate ♦︎ evacuateThese words all mean to go away from a building or place, leaving it empty. 这些词均表示离开、腾空。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to abandon / desert / vacate / evacuate a building / house / home◆to vacate / evacuate the office / premises◆to abandon / vacate / evacuate sth immediately■ abandon / /əˈbændən/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to leave a thing or place, especially because it is impossible or dangerous to stay （不得已）舍弃，丢弃，离开◆Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.降雪迫使许多司机弃车步行。◆They had to abandon their lands and property to the invading forces.面对侵略军，他们不得不舍弃自己的土地和财产。◆He gave the order to abandon ship (= to leave the ship because it was sinking).他下令弃船（因船快要沉没）。 see also abandon ⇨ leave 5 , abandoned ⇨ deserted ■ desert / /dɪˈzɜːt; NAmE dɪˈzɜːrt/ [transitive, often passive] to go away from a place and leave it empty 舍弃，离弃（某地方）◆The villages had been deserted.这些村庄已经荒无人烟了。◆The owl seems to have deserted its nest.猫头鹰似乎已经弃巢而去。ⓘ People are more likely to desert their homes because there is no longer work or food for them in the area, rather than because of danger. Desert is most often used in the past participle form, and is mainly used to talk about places where people have lived at some time in the past. 因为缺乏工作机会或食物而非出于危险而离开某地，用desert。desert常用过去分词形式，主要用来谈论以前住过的地方◆The house / croft / encampment / village / settlement had been deserted.房子／小农场／营房／村庄／定居点已经被遗弃了。 see also deserted ⇨ deserted ■ vacate /vəˈkeɪt, veɪˈkeɪt, NAmE also ˈveɪkeɪt/ [transitive] (formal) to leave a building, room or seat, especially so that sb else can use it 腾出，空出（建筑物、房间或座位）◆Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon on the day of departure.客人须在离店当日的中午以前退房。■ evacuate /ɪˈvækjueɪt/ / [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to move out of a place because of danger, and leave the place empty （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出◆Employees were urged to evacuate their offices immediately.已经敦促雇员立即撤离办公室。◆Locals were told to evacuate.当地居民接到了疏散的通知。▸ evacuation noun [uncountable] ◆the emergency evacuation of the building楼内人员的紧急疏散 leave5 verb It's time we left. 我们该走了。leave home/school 离家；离校leave your job 辞职leave sb/sth behind 丢下某人；忘了带某物leave your husband/wife 抛弃丈夫／妻子leave sb in charge 委托某人负责leave ♦︎ abandon ♦︎ dump ♦︎ desert ♦︎ strand ♦︎ turn your back on sb/sth ♦︎ neglect ♦︎ walk outThese words all mean to reject sb or to leave them without help or support. 这些词均表示遗弃或抛弃某人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to leave / dump / desert sb for sb else◆to leave / abandon / dump / desert / neglect / walk out on a husband / wife◆to leave / abandon / dump / desert a lover◆to abandon / desert / neglect a child◆sb's husband / wife leaves / abandons / dumps / deserts / neglects / walks out on them◆sb's lover leaves / abandons / dumps / deserts them◆sb's boyfriend / girlfriend leaves / dumps them◆sb's mother / father abandons / deserts / neglects them■ leave (left, left) [transitive] to leave your wife, husband or partner permanently 遗弃，抛弃（伴侣）◆She's leaving him for another man.她要抛弃他，去跟另一个男人在一起。■ abandon [transitive, often passive] to leave sb, especially sb you are responsible for, with no intention of returning 离弃；遗弃；抛弃◆People often simply abandon their pets when they go abroad.人们出国时常常会把宠物遗弃。◆The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers.研究表明，老人十分害怕被丢给陌生人照管。 see also abandon ⇨ abandon ■ dump [transitive] (informal) to end a romantic relationship with sb in a sudden and unkind way 突然结束与（某人）的恋爱关系；甩掉（某人）◆Did you hear he's dumped his girlfriend?他把女朋友甩了，你听说了吗？■ desert / /dɪˈzɜːt; NAmE dɪˈzɜːrt/ [transitive] to leave sb without help or support 抛弃，离弃，遗弃（某人）◆She was deserted by her husband.她被丈夫抛弃了。◆Don't worry－I won't desert you.别担心，我不会丢下你不管的。NOTE 辨析 Abandon or desert? Abandon is more often used to talk about leaving people who are unable to support themselves; desert is used more to describe disloyal acts, including leaving friends without help. * abandon多指遗弃不能自立的人；desert多指不忠实的行为，如丢下朋友不管。■ strand [transitive, usually passive] to leave sb in a place which they have no way of leaving 使滞留◆The strike left hundreds of tourists stranded at the airport.罢工使数百名游客滞留在机场。ⓘ Strand is most often used to talk about people who are travelling, for example at an airport waiting for a plane, or in a car or train that has broken down. * strand多指将旅行者滞留在某处，如机场或是出了故障的汽车或火车上。■ turn your back on sb/sth idiom to reject sb/sth that you have previously been connected with 背弃；抛弃◆She turned her back on them when they needed her.他们需要她的时候，她却背弃了他们。◆Some newspapers have turned their backs on discussion and argument.有些报纸对讨论和争鸣置之不理。 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ reject 另见reject条■ neglect /nɪˈglekt/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to fail to take care of sb 疏于照顾；未予看管◆She denies neglecting her baby.她否认没有照看好自己的婴儿。 see also neglect ⇨ ignore ▸ neglect noun [uncountable] ◆The law imposed penalties for the neglect of children.法律对疏于照管儿童有处罚措施。 see also neglect ⇨ neglect noun ■ ˌwalk ˈout phrasal verb (informal) to suddenly leave sb, especially sb that you have a responsibility for 抛弃，遗弃，舍弃（尤指应对其负有责任的人）◆How could she walk out on her kids?她怎么能遗弃自己的孩子呢？◆I was just seven when my dad walked out.我才七岁的时候父亲抛弃了我。 |