desert[ di5zE:t ]n.沙漠, 应得的赏罚, 功过adj.沙漠的, 不毛的, 荒凉的vt.放弃, 遗弃, 逃跑vi.逃掉, 逃亡, 开小差desertAHD:[d秘搮rt]D.J.:[6dez*t]K.K.:[6dWz+t] n.A barren or desolate area, especially:A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.An apparently lifeless area of water.An empty or forsaken place; a wasteland:a cultural desert. ArchaicA wild, uncultivated, and uninhabited region.desert adj.Of, relating to, characteristic of, or inhabiting a desert:desert fauna.Barren and uninhabited; desolate:a desert island.Middle EnglishfromOld FrenchfromLate Latin d秙ertum,from neuter past participle of d秙erere[ to desert ] *See Also : desert3desertAHD:[d?z鹯t挥D.J.:[di6z*8t]K.K.:[d!6z)t] n.OftendesertsSomething that is deserved or merited, especially a punishment:They got their just deserts when the scheme was finally uncovered.The state or fact of deserving reward or punishment.Middle EnglishfromOld French deserte,from feminine past participle of deservir[ to deserve ] *See Also : deserveWhen Shakespeare says in Sonnet 72, 揢nless you would devise some virtuous lie,/To do more for me than mine own desert,?he is using the word desert in the sense of 搘orthiness; deserving,?a word that is perhaps most familiar to us in the plural, meaning 搒omething that is deserved,?as in the phrase just deserts. This word goes back to the Latin word d秙erv簉e, 搕o devote oneself to the service of,?which in Vulgar Latin came to mean 搕o merit by service.? D秙erv簉eis made up of d?, meaning 搕horoughly,?and serv簉e, 搕o serve.?Knowing this, we can distinguish this desert from desert, 揳 wasteland,?and desert, 搕o abandon,?both of which go back to Latin d秙erere, 搕o forsake, leave uninhabited,?which is made up of d?, expressing the notion of undoing, and the verb serere, 搕o link together.?We can also distinguish all three deserts from dessert, 揳 sweet course at the end of a meal,?which is from the French word desservir, 搕o clear the table.? Desserviris made up of des-, expressing the notion of reversal, and servir (from Latin serv簉e), 搕o serve,?hence, 搕o unserve?or 搕o clear the table.?desertAHD:[d秘搮rt]D.J.:[6dez*t]K.K.:[6dWz+t] n.A barren or desolate area, especially: 荒地贫瘠的或荒芜的区域，尤其指：A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation. 沙漠下雨很少，温度极高，植被贫乏的干燥，通常多沙的地区A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life. 冰原长久寒冷，几乎没有生命的区域An apparently lifeless area of water. 死水明显无生命的水域An empty or forsaken place; a wasteland: 荒地，荒原空旷，荒芜的地方；荒地：a cultural desert.文化荒原 Archaic 【古语】A wild, uncultivated, and uninhabited region. 不毛之地荒凉的，未经开垦的，无人居住的区域desert adj.Of, relating to, characteristic of, or inhabiting a desert: 荒凉的，荒芜的沙漠的，与沙漠有关的，多沙漠的，居住在沙漠的：desert fauna.生长在荒原上的动物群Barren and uninhabited; desolate: 荒凉的，不毛的贫瘠而无人居住的；荒芜的，废弃的：a desert island.荒凉的岛Middle English中古英语fromOld French源自古法语fromLate Latin d秙ertum,from neuter past participle of d秙erere[ to desert ] 源自后期拉丁语 d秙ertum, 源自d秙erere的中性过去分词[ 荒废 ] *See Also : desert3desertAHD:[d?z鹯t挥D.J.:[di6z*8t]K.K.:[d!6z)t] n.Oftendeserts常作desertsSomething that is deserved or merited, especially a punishment: 值得，应得应得的东西（尤指惩罚）：They got their just deserts when the scheme was finally uncovered.当阴谋最终被揭露时，他们得到了他们应得的惩罚The state or fact of deserving reward or punishment. 受罚，受赏应得到奖赏或惩罚的状态或事实Middle English中古英语fromOld French deserte,from feminine past participle of deservir[ to deserve ] 源自古法语 deserte, 源自deservir的阴性过去分词[ 应得 ] *See Also : deserveWhen Shakespeare says in Sonnet 72, 当莎士比亚在第72首十四行诗中说：揢nless you would devise some virtuous lie,/To do more for me than mine own desert,?he is using the word desert in the sense of 搘orthiness; deserving,?a word that is perhaps most familiar to us in the plural, meaning 搒omething that is deserved,?as in the phrase just deserts. This word goes back to the Latin word d秙erv簉e, 搕o devote oneself to the service of,?which in Vulgar Latin came to mean 搕o merit by service.? D秙erv簉eis made up of d?, meaning 搕horoughly,?and serv簉e, 搕o serve.?Knowing this, we can distinguish this desert from desert, 揳 wasteland,?and desert, 搕o abandon,?both of which go back to Latin d秙erere, 搕o forsake, leave uninhabited,?which is made up of d?, expressing the notion of undoing, and the verb serere, 搕o link together.?We can also distinguish all three deserts from dessert, 揳 sweet course at the end of a meal,?which is from the French word desservir, 搕o clear the table.? Desserviris made up of des-, expressing the notion of reversal, and servir (from Latin serv簉e), 搕o serve,?hence, 搕o unserve?or 搕o clear the table.?“除非你能编出善意的谎言/把我说得比我本人强得多”， 这里 desert的意思就是“应得的东西”。 对这个词，我们最熟悉的大概是其复数形式（意思是“应得的东西”）。例如在词组 just deserts中。该词的起源可以追溯到拉丁词 deservire，意为“为…而献身”， 在俗拉丁语中，意思就变成了“依据服务应得…”。 Deservire由 de- 意思是“完全地，彻底地”和 servire“服务”组成。知道了这些，我们就可以把 desert与 desert “荒原”和 desert “放弃”区别开来。后面两个意义可追溯到拉丁语 deserere “遗弃，无人居住”， 它由 de-表示“不做”的概念和动词 serere“连接到一起”组成。我们也能把所有这三个 deserts与 dessert“正餐最后上的一道甜食”区分开来，后者来自法语词 desservir“收拾桌子”。 Desservir由表达“反，逆”概念的 des-和 servir组成（来自拉丁语 servire），意为“服务”、“因此“、“不上菜”或“清理桌子”desert2[5dezEt]n沙漠；不毛之地the Sahara desert 撒哈拉大沙漠 desertadj沙漠的 不毛的，荒芜的，无人烟的abandon forsake leave fertile desert1[dI5z\:t]vt, vi遗弃；抛弃；舍弃 背弃；离弃The fort had been hurriedly deserted. 这堡垒被仓促地放弃了。开小差；逃跑abandon forsake leave fertile desert3[dI5z\:t]n（用pl）应得的奖赏；应受的惩罚abandon forsake leave fertile desert[5dezEt]vt.丢弃; 抛弃擅离(职守)失去, 离去All his courage deserted him.他勇气丧尽。desert[5dezEt]vi.逃跑; 开小差Many deserted during the food shortage.许多人在饥荒中逃往他乡。deserted[dI`z\:tId]adj.edlyadv.desertednessn.desertern.叛离者, 遗弃者, 逃亡者; 逃兵见 abandon desert[5dezEt]n.沙漠; 不毛之地[喻]荒凉的境地; 枯燥无味的事物; 历史上的荒芜时代海洋中鱼类无法生存的地方缺乏某种事物的地方desert[5dezEt]adj.沙漠的; 荒芜的; 不毛的, 无人居住的desert-soren.沙漠疮deserticadj.desertlikeadj.arctic desert北极荒漠argillaceous desert粘土荒漠rainfall desert降雨沙漠runoff desert径流沙漠solonchalk desert盐土荒漠tropical desert热带荒漠desert[5dezEt]n.[常用复]应得的赏赐功与过功; 德Some people failed to get their deserts.有的人没有得到应得的赏罚。His reputation falls far below his desert.他的功劳远高于他的名声。desertlessadj.above sb.'s deserts(奖赏等)超过某人的功劳get one's deserts受到应有的赏罚have one's deserts受到应有的赏罚 meet with one's deserts受到应有的赏罚give sb. his deserts给某人以应有的赏罚desert[ di5zE:t ]n.沙漠, 应得的赏罚, 功过adj.沙漠的, 不毛的, 荒凉的vt.放弃, 遗弃, 逃跑vi.逃掉, 逃亡, 开小差abandon forsake leave fertile desert<图森周刊>电影库(TucsonWeekly'sFilmVault)
