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deserting
抛弃；遗弃；舍弃
deserting is the present participle of desert.
To leave a person, place, or thing that needs or relies on you; to abandon or forsake.
- 1.
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
离开(任何依赖其存在而生存、存在或成功的事物),尤其违背承诺或义务；抛弃；遗弃。
- 2.
To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.
离开岗位或职责,尤指未经许可离开军事或海军单位。
- 3.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
抛弃需要或依赖你的人；在危难时遗弃
- 4.
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
背弃(事业、国家或军队),常为了加入对立的一方
擅离职守；开小差；当逃兵；背弃；叛离；离开(任何依赖其存在而生存、存在或成功的事物),尤其违背承诺或义务；抛弃；遗弃。；离开岗位或职责,尤指未经许可离开军事或海军单位。；抛弃需要或依赖你的人；在危难时遗弃
In use
He deserted his family and moved to another country.
Many soldiers deserted the army during the war.
She felt deserted when her friends stopped calling her.
The mother deserted her children
If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
desert + object
及物动词，表示抛弃某人或某事。
He deserted his family and fled the country.
他遗弃了家人，逃到了国外。
desert from + place/army
不及物用法，常与from连用，表示从某地或某组织逃离。
Many soldiers tried to desert from the army during the war.
Connections
Collocations
- desert someone
- 抛弃某人
- He deserted his wife and children.他抛弃了妻子和孩子。
- desert a place
- 离开某地，遗弃某地
- The villagers deserted the town after the earthquake.地震后村民们遗弃了那个小镇。
- desert the army
- 从军队开小差
- Several soldiers tried to desert the army.几名士兵试图从军队开小差。
- desert one's post
- 擅离职守
- The guard was punished for deserting his post.那名守卫因擅离职守而受到惩罚。
- desert a cause
- 放弃某项事业
- She never deserted the cause of justice.她从未放弃正义的事业。
- desert a family
Learner notes
Memory Tip
沙漠（desert）被遗弃，发音像‘呆惹他’，呆着惹人烦就被抛弃了。
Context & Register
register: mixed (formal in military/legal, neutral in personal/professional); contexts: military (擅离职守), personal relationships (遗弃家人), professional (放弃职责); note_zh: 该动词的语体取决于语境：在军事或法律语境中比较正式，在私人关系中较中性，但总体多用于书面语。
Grammar Note
表示'遗弃'时为及物动词，表示'擅离职守'时为不及物动词，常与from连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
Note: 'desert' (/dɛzɝt/) sounds different from 'dessert' (/dɪˈzɝt/), despite similar spelling.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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