| 单词 | alkali desert |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalkali desert alkali desert n. U.S. a barren expanse of land covered with very alkaline soil or mineral salts (cf. sense A. 5a). ΚΠ 1866 Harper's Mag. June 27/1 Sage-deserts and alkali-deserts, varied by low barren mountains. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It xviii. 142 That species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara—an ‘alkali’ desert. 1934 A. E. Newton Derby Day x. 189 Think of the miles of alkali desert with dust as fine as flour, dust which blistered the lips, burned the eyes. 2006 J. G. Moore King of 40th Parallel vii. 159 Another party left the Big Bend camp heading east to investigate the alkali deserts near the sink of the Carson River. < as lemmas |
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