一、desert 1、作名詞，意為“沙漠；荒漠；荒原”，例如： They were lost in the desert for nine days. 他們在沙漠中迷路了九天。 We had to cross a large area of arid, featureless desert.我們不得不穿越一大片干旱、毫無特色的沙漠。 2、作動詞，意為“拋棄，離棄；擅離（部隊），逃走”等，例如： He deserted his wife and family for another woman. 他為了另一個女人拋棄了妻子和家庭。
解析：another 只修飾單數，不修飾復數名詞。 The owl seems to have deserted its nest. 這只貓頭鷹似乎不要這個窩了。 How many people desert from the army each year? 每年有多少人離開軍隊？ 二、dessert 作名詞，意味“(飯后)甜點，甜食”，例如： For dessert there's apple pie or fruit. 甜點有蘋果派或水果。 If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert. 如果你做主菜，我就做甜點。
