词组 | desert |
释义 | desert /ˈdezət $ -ərt/ noun a large area of land where it is always very dryadjectives/nouns + deserta vast desert (=extremely big) To the south is a vast desert.an arid desert (=with very little rain) Very little can grow in this arid desert.empty/open desert (=with no buildings) Outside the city there was nothing but empty desert. | They left the village and headed into open desert.an inhospitable desert (=not easy to live or stay in) The interior of the country is an inhospitable desert.a barren desert (=where no plants can grow) Years of intensive farming have turned the area into a barren desert.the Sahara/Gobi/Australian etc desert The Gobi desert is the largest desert in Asia.desert + nounsa desert area/region A hot dry wind blows from the desert areas of North Africa.a desert landscape She found the flat desert landscape uninteresting.desert country/land Large parts of Oman are desert country.the desert sun/heat Animals shelter from the desert sun during the day.desert plants/animals Many desert plants have small leaves.desert conditions These frogs have adapted to hot desert conditions.verbsa desert stretches (=covers a large area) The desert stretches for hundreds of miles.prepositionsin the desert He got lost in the desert.across/through the desert They travelled across the desert for three days.phrasesa stretch/expanse of desert (=a very large area of desert) In front of us was nothing but a vast expanse of desert. |
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