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desert
/ˈdezɚt/
adjective
荒无人烟的；废弃的；无人居住的
核心释义
of a place: deserted, abandoned, or uninhabited
- 1.
(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.
(地方)通常指被遗弃的、荒废的或无人居住的。；沙漠的；不毛的
用法In use
They were stranded on a desert island for three weeks.
用法提示：“desert”作形容词，意为“无人居住的”，修饰“island”。
The desert town looked as if everyone had left in a hurry.
用法提示：“desert”作形容词，意为“荒废的、没人居住的”，修饰“town”。
She drove through the desert streets, not seeing another person.
用法提示：“desert”作形容词，意为“空无一人的、废弃的”，修饰“streets”。
a desert + noun
desert 作形容词时通常放在名词前，多用来修饰表示地点或地域的名词。
The sailors were stranded on a desert island for three weeks.
水手们在一座荒岛上被困了三个星期。
desert + plural noun
作形容词时读 /dɪˈzɜːt/，重音在第二个音节。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- desert island
- 荒岛；无人居住的岛屿
- The sailors were stranded on a desert island for months.水手们在一座荒岛上被困了好几个月。
- desert streets
- 空无一人的街道
- He walked home through the desert streets at dawn.黎明时他穿过空无一人的街道走回家。
- desert village
- 荒废的村庄；无人居住的村庄
- The old desert village had been empty for years.那座荒废的旧村庄已经空置多年。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明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。
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用法优先级Usage priority
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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