desert
英 ['dezət; dɪ'zɜːt]
美['dɛzɚt]
- vt. 遗弃;放弃;逃跑
- vi. 遗弃;开小差;逃掉
- n. 沙漠;荒原;应得的赏罚
- adj. 沙漠的;荒凉的;不毛的
词组搭配
get (或 receive) one's just deserts
receive the appropriate reward or (more usually) punishment for one's actions
值得受赏;应受惩罚
those who caused great torment to others rarely got their just deserts.
那些给他人带来巨大痛苦的人很少受到应受的惩罚。