desert
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
- 2.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any barren place or situation.
- 3.
(in plural, often)(often in the plural; now chiefly technical (in philosophy) or fossil) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
just deserts
July 4, 1789, Alexander Hamilton, Eulogium on Major-General Greene His reputation falls far below his desert.
- 4.
(alt of, countable, obsolete, uncountable)Obsolete form of dessert.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable)Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
They were marooned on a desert island in the Pacific.
Đồng nghĩa: forsaken, peopleless, vacant, abandoned, derelict, desert, deserted, desolate, discarded, dropped, forlorn, forsaken, high and dry, left behind, orphaned, beingless, desert, deserted, desolate, disinhabited, inhabitantless, inhabited, lifeless, peopleless, solitary, tenantless, unhabited, uninhabited, unoccupied, unpeopled, unpopulated, untenanted, vacant, wasteful
Động từ
verb- 1.
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
You can't just drive off and desert me here, in the middle of nowhere.
Đồng nghĩa: defect
- 2.
To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.
Anyone found deserting will be punished.
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ine-pro From Middle English desert (wilderness), from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, past participle of dēserō (to abandon). Generally displaced native wēsten. dšrt.