沙漠 — meaning in English

English meaning

• bleak adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
• desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
• deserted adj Empty of people; abandoned.
• desolate adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
• desolation noun A state of complete emptiness or ruin, often after destruction.
• forlorn adj Sad and lonely, especially from feeling abandoned.
• wasteland noun An area of land that is barren, ruined, or has no useful resources.

Senses

沙漠 is used for these senses in English:

• bleak Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
• desert Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
• desert A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
• deserted (of a place) Abandoned, without people.
• desolate Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
• desolation A place or country wasted and forsaken.
• forlorn Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
• wasteland A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

bleak — full definition

1. adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
2. adj Offering little hope; grim.

desert — full definition

1. noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
2. verb To abandon a place, person, or duty, especially when you had promised or were obligated to stay.
3. noun What someone deserves, whether reward or punishment (usually in the phrase "just deserts").

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