desert

phonetic symbol: / dézɚt | dɪzɚ́t / 

desert - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ arid land with little or no vegetation

[ verb ]
■ leave someone who needs or counts on you
■ leave in the lurch
e.g.)
・The mother deserted her children
abandon , desolate , forsake

[ verb ]
■ leave behind
e.g.)
・the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period

[ verb ]
■ desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
e.g.)
・If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
defect

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