n.

1. 沙漠；荒野[C][U]

a.

1. 沙漠的
2. 荒蕪的；無人居住的
   Nobody likes to live in that desert region.

   沒有人喜歡生活在那個沙漠地區。

vt.

1. 從……開小差；擅離（職守等）
   The guard was punished for deserting his post.

   衛兵因擅離職守而受到處罰。

2. 拋棄；遺棄；離棄
   All his friends have deserted him!

   他所有的朋友都拋棄了他！

vi.

1. 逃跑；開小差
   The soldier deserted.

   那個士兵開了小差。

n.

1. （常複數）賞罰；（尤指）懲罰

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.