To forsake; abandon. 抛弃；放弃。 The man deserted his wife and children. 那人遗弃妻儿。 To withdraw from or leave usu. without intent to return. 离弃；放弃。 the silent deserted streets of the city at night 在夜晚寂静无人的市街。 To abandon (military service) without leave. 【军】开小差；潜逃。 The soldier deserted his company. 那士兵从连上脱逃。 To run from duty; forsake a post. 擅离职守。 desert one's colors 开小差；脱党；倒戈。 A wilderness; solitude; esp. a vast expanse of dry, sandy waste. 荒漠；无人之境；沙漠。 Figuratively, anything unproductive or uninteresting. 【喻】不毛之地。 Pertaining to a wilderness; waste; hence, figuratively, sterile. 荒漠的；沙漠的；【喻】荒芜贫瘠的。 A deserved reward or punishment. (常用复数)应得之赏；应受之罚。 His reputation falls far below his desert. 他的名声远不及他所应得的。 get [receive] one's just deserts 得到应得的赏罚(尤指处罚而言)。 |