单词	desert
释义	noun | verb | noun desertdesert1 /ˈdɛzɚt/ ●●● S2 W3 noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYdesert1 Origin: 1100-1200 Old French Late Latin desertum, from Latin desertus, past participle of deserere to desert Collocations COLLOCATIONS► cultural desert  My hometown is a cultural desert (=place where there is not much art, film, music, etc.). 1 [countable, uncountable] earth science, geography a large area of land where it is always very hot and dry, there are few plants, and there is often a lot of sand:  the Sahara Desert → see also desert island2[countable] a place where there is no activity or where nothing interesting happens:  My hometown is a cultural desert (=place where there is not much art, film, music, etc.). [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French, Late Latin desertum, from Latin desertus, past participle of deserere to desert] noun | verb | noun desertdesert2 /dɪˈzɚt/ ●○○ verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYdesert2 Origin: 1300-1400 French déserter, from Latin desertus; ➔ DESERT1 Verb Table VERB TABLE desert Simple Form Present I, you, we, they desert he, she, it deserts Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they deserted Present perfect I, you, we, they have deserted he, she, it has deserted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had deserted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will desert Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have deserted Continuous Form Present I am deserting he, she, it is deserting you, we, they are deserting Past I, he, she, it was deserting you, we, they were deserting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been deserting he, she, it has been deserting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been deserting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be deserting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been deserting 1[transitive] to leave someone alone and refuse to help or support him or her anymore SYN abandon:  Paul feels that his father deserted him after the divorce.2[intransitive] to leave the military without permission:  U.S. officials say 1,000 enemy soldiers have deserted.3[transitive] to leave a place so that it is completely empty SYN abandon:  The house had been deserted by its owners.4[transitive] if a feeling or quality deserts you, you do not have it anymore, especially at a time when you need it:  Mike’s confidence seemed to have deserted him. noun | verb | noun desertdesert3 /dɛˈzɚt/ noun get your just deserts to be punished in a way that you deserve
随便看	sub rosa subroutine subscribe subscriber subscript subscription subsection subsequent subsequently subservience subservient subserviently subset subside subsidence subsidiary subsidization subsidize subsidized subsidized loan subsidy subsist subsistence subsistence agriculture subsistence economy

英语词典包含48224条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。