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[/dɪˈzɜːt; dɪˋzət/] v 用法:
1 [Tn] (a) go away from (a place) without intending ever to return 离弃（一地方）; 放弃; 遗弃:
desert a house, city, etc 离弃一所房屋、 一座城市等 *
The village had been hurriedly deserted, perhaps because terrorists were in the area. 全村人都匆匆逃走了, 或许因为该地区有恐怖分子.
(b) leave (sb) without help or support; abandon 离弃（某人）; 抛弃:
He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. 他抛弃了妻子儿女, 出国去了. *
He has become so rude that his friends are deserting him. 他变得十分粗野, 朋友们都不和他来往了. 用法:
2 [I, Ipr, Tn] leave (esp service in the armed forces, or a ship) without authority or permission; run away 擅自离开（尤指军中或船上的职守）; 逃跑; 潜逃:
A soldier who deserts (his post) in time of war is punished severely. 战争期间开小差的士兵要受到严惩. *
desert from the army 开小差. 用法:
3 [Tn] fail (sb) when needed 在关键时使（某人）失望:
His courage/presence of mind deserted him. 他丧失了勇气[再不能镇定自若]. desert 2
[/ˈdezət; ˋdɛzɚt/] n [C, U] (large area of) barren land, with very little water and vegetation, often sand-covered 沙漠; 荒漠; 荒原:
Vast areas of land have become desert. 广大的地区均已变成沙漠. *
the Sahara Desert 撒哈拉大沙漠 *
[attrib 作定语] desert wastes, sands, etc 不毛的荒地、 沙漠等. |