单词 | desert |
释义 | des·ert 1 (dĕzərt) n. 1. A barren or desolate area, especially: a. A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation. b. A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life. c. An apparently lifeless area of water. 2. An empty or forsaken place; a wasteland: a cultural desert. 3. Archaic A wild and uninhabited region. adj. 1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or inhabiting a desert: desert fauna. 2. Wild and uninhabited: a desert island. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin dēsertum, from neuter past participle of dēserere, to desert; see DESERT3.] desert1top: Sahara desert erg Ubari, Libya bottom: Antarctic desert Ross Island, Antarctica desert1 |
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