desert

1.[c][u]沙漠；荒漠；荒原a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it. Many deserts are covered by sand.

1.[t]~ sb抛弃，离弃，遗弃（某人）to leave sb without help or support

2.[t][oftpass]~ sth舍弃，离弃（某地方）to go away from a place and leave it empty

3.[i][t]~ (sth)擅离（部队）；逃走；开小差to leave the armed forces without permission

4.[t]~ sth (for sth)废弃；放弃；撇下不管to stop using, buying or supporting sth

5.[t]~ sb背离；使失望if a particular qualitydeserts you, it is not there when you need it

1.沙漠；荒漠；荒原

1.抛弃；放弃；开小差；废弃

1.不毛的；沙漠的；无人的

1.a large area of land with few plants and little water and where the weather is always dry

2.a boring place where nothing happens or where everything is the same

1.to leave someone in a situation where they have no help or support; if people or animals desert a place, no one is left there

2.if people desert something such as a group or political party, they stop belonging to it

3.if soldiers desert, they leave the army without permission

4.if a feeling, quality, or skill deserts you, you suddenly do not have it any more