n.

1. 沙漠；荒野[C][U]

a.

1. 沙漠的
2. 荒芜的；无人居住的
   Nobody likes to live in that desert region.

   没有人喜欢生活在那个沙漠地区。

vt.

1. 从……开小差；擅离（职守等）
   The guard was punished for deserting his post.

   卫兵因擅离职守而受到处罚。

2. 抛弃；遗弃；离弃
   All his friends have deserted him!

   他所有的朋友都抛弃了他！

vi.

1. 逃跑；开小差
   The soldier deserted.

   那个士兵开了小差。

n.

1. （常复数）赏罚；（尤指）惩罚

v.

1. callously or treacherously abandon.
2. [usu. as adj. deserted] leave (a place), causing it to appear empty.
3. illegally leave the armed forces.

n.

1. a waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically covered with sand.
2. a situation or area considered dull and uninteresting:
   a cultural desert.

adj.