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desert island

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ˌdesert ˈisland noun [countable]  SGa small tropical island that is far away from other places and has no people living on it 〔热带地区的〕荒岛
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desert islandIf you were abandoned on a desert island, you would have total personal sovereignty to do exactly what you want.Carwyn seemed like a castaway on a desert island.One person can live on a desert island without leader-ship.But for the moment, it seems he isn't the luxury most women want to take on a desert island with them.But he was no more comfortable on the radio programme than he would have been on the real desert island.The witch Sycorax, who died shortly before Prospero arrived, had enchanted the desert island.His bookishness became useful when he began to study magic on the desert island.
ˌdesert ˈisland nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a places from is small away tropical other far island that


desert island
ˌdesert ˈisland noun [countable]
a small tropical island that is far away from other places and has no people living on it


desert islandBrE /ˌdezət ˈaɪlənd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdezərt ˈaɪlənd/ 🔊 nouna tropical island where no people live 热带荒岛