Grammar Note
注意与名词'desert'（沙漠）和'dessert'（甜点）区分。形容词'desert'通常用于描述环境或地点。
荒无人烟的；废弃的；无人居住的
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荒无人烟的；废弃的；无人居住的
of a place: deserted, abandoned, or uninhabited
They were stranded on a desert island for three weeks.
他们在一个荒岛上被困了三个星期。
(地方)通常指被遗弃的、荒废的或无人居住的。
Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
The desert town looked as if everyone had left in a hurry.
这座荒废的小镇看起来像是所有人都匆匆离开了。
She drove through the desert streets, not seeing another person.
她开车穿过空无一人的街道，没有见到任何人。
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注意与名词'desert'（沙漠）和'dessert'（甜点）区分。形容词'desert'通常用于描述环境或地点。
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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