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the Sahara
sahara 是专有名词，通常与定冠词 the 连用。
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
撒哈拉是世界上最大的热带沙漠。
撒哈拉沙漠
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
撒哈拉沙漠
the world's largest desert, located in northern Africa
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
撒哈拉是世界上最大的热带沙漠。
世界上最大的沙漠(350万平方英里),位于北非
the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
Many travelers dream of crossing the Sahara by camel.
许多旅行者梦想骑骆驼穿越撒哈拉沙漠。
The Sahara is known for its extreme heat and vast sand dunes.
撒哈拉沙漠以极端炎热和广阔的沙丘而闻名。
Some plants can survive in the Sahara because they store water in their leaves.
有些植物能在撒哈拉沙漠中生存，因为它们把水储存在叶子里。
sahara 是专有名词，通常与定冠词 the 连用。
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
撒哈拉是世界上最大的热带沙漠。
也可省略 desert，直接说 the Sahara。
The Sahara Desert covers about 3.6 million square miles in northern Africa.
撒哈拉沙漠位于非洲北部，面积约 360 万平方英里。
表示地理位置时，常用介词 in。
Some animals have adapted to survive in the Sahara.
一些动物已经适应了在撒哈拉生存。
Not this
Sahara is in Africa.
Use this
The Sahara is in Africa.
撒哈拉沙漠是独一无二的地理专名，前面必须加定冠词 the 表示特指；中文没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
I want to travel to Sahara Desert.
Use this
I want to travel to the Sahara Desert.
当 Sahara 与 Desert 连用时，作为专有地名仍需在名词短语前加定冠词 the，冠词不能省略。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
撒哈拉沙漠
The Sahara Desert is the world's largest hot desert.
撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的热带沙漠。
撒哈拉沙漠
Many travelers dream of crossing the Sahara.
许多旅行者梦想穿越撒哈拉沙漠。
穿越撒哈拉
The caravan moved slowly across the Sahara.
商队缓慢地穿越撒哈拉沙漠。
撒哈拉沙尘
Sahara dust sometimes reaches Europe.
撒哈拉沙尘有时会到达欧洲。
撒哈拉沙漠边缘
The village lies at the edge of the Sahara.
这个村庄位于撒哈拉沙漠边缘。
六年前，我的飞机在撒哈拉沙漠出了事故。
In Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, the narrator's crash in the Sahara is where he meets the little prince, making this a well-known line from a world-famous book.
在安托万·德·圣埃克苏佩里的《小王子》中，叙述者坠机撒哈拉沙漠后遇见了小王子，这是这部世界名著中令人难忘的一句话。
Use Sahara naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
撒把沙，哈一声，拉出世界最大沙漠，记住sahara就是撒哈拉。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅游、新闻报道 “撒哈拉”是专有地名，通常指北非撒哈拉沙漠，多用于地理、旅游或新闻等中性语境。
通常与定冠词 the 连用。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.