Word · Frequency #7837
deserted
被遗弃的；荒废的；空无一人的
left empty or abandoned by the people who lived or worked there
- 1.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
被遗弃的；无人居住的
被遗弃的；无人居住的；被遗弃的；废弃的；[法] 被遗弃的；无人的；放弃的
In use
The street was deserted at midnight, with no cars or pedestrians in sight.
After the factory closed, the building remained deserted for over a decade.
They explored the deserted island, finding only ruins and overgrown paths.
deserted + noun
deserted 作定语，修饰名词，表示‘被遗弃的、荒废的’。
The deserted house was covered in vines.
那所废弃的房子爬满了藤蔓。
be + deserted
deserted 作表语，描述主语的状态。
At night, the streets are completely deserted.
夜晚，街道完全空无一人。
find/leave + noun + deserted
deserted 作宾语补足语，表示发现或使某物处于被遗弃的状态。
They found the village deserted after the storm.
暴风雨后，他们发现村庄空无一人。
Common mistakes
The streets were desert at night.The streets were deserted at night.
“Desert”作形容词仅指干旱的沙漠地带，不表示“废弃的”；表示“被遗弃的”应用形容词“deserted”。
The desserted house was scary.The deserted house was scary.
“Dessert”意为甜点，拼写与“deserted”相似但含义不同；“deserted”表示“被遗弃的”，拼写正确才能表达原意。
Connections
Collocations
- deserted street
- 废弃的街道
- The old town had many deserted streets at night.晚上老城区有许多废弃的街道。
- deserted island
- 荒岛
- He dreamed of living on a deserted island.他梦想生活在一个荒岛上。
- deserted house
- 废弃的房子
- The deserted house was covered in vines.那所废弃的房子爬满了藤蔓。
- deserted village
- 废弃的村庄
- The deserted village was a popular hiking destination.这个废弃的村庄是徒步旅行的热门目的地。
Pop culture & quotes
- These halls were once grand... now they are deserted.
- 这些大厅曾经很宏伟……现在它们被废弃了。The once-grand halls now stand deserted.曾经宏伟的大厅现在荒无人烟。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象被遗弃在沙漠（desert）里，无人问津，就是deserted。
Context & Register
（通常用于描述被遗弃的建筑物、场所或人，多出现在书面语或正式描述中。）
Grammar Note
常用于描述地方或人，表示被遗弃的状态；可用作定语或表语，常与介词by连用引出遗弃者。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'inserted', 'concerted', etc. share the exact stressed vowel /ɝ/ and ending /tɪd/. Beware of 'desert' (noun) /ˈdɛzərt/ which looks similar but is pronounced differently.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.