| 单词 | desert island |
| 释义 | desert island noun[C] uk/ˌdez.ət ˈaɪ.lənd/us/ˌdez.ɚt ˈaɪ.lənd/anisland,especiallyin awarmregion, where nopeoplelive （尤指热带地区的）荒岛Geography: small & large land masses
Examplesofdesert islanddesert island I moved the amendment to ensure that disabled people are not isolated and left to live their lives on adesertisland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These people are not marooned on adesertisland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fairlydesertislandwith some 300 people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But we are not on adesertislandyet—though before certain people have done with us, we may very well be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A cheque is of very little use to a millionaire if he is cast away upon adesertisland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I often call to mind the old story about the economist stranded on adesertislandwith tinned food and nothing else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On adesertislandwhen the food runs out everybody sinks below the poverty line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let it be in somedesertislandremoved from our sight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That person would be locked up, or put out of the country: sent to somedesertisland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I heard an amusing story the other day of a man who was supposed to be stranded on adesertisland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Which of us—certainly not myself—would decide to go and live on adesertislandso that we could live solely on fresh fish and wild fruits? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the three could be exiled on adesertisland, incommunicado, for 12 months or more, the interests of both the coal industry and the nation would be well served. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that it concerns the oldest profession in the world, apart from gardening, which is something that one man can carry on alone on adesertisland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A fair share for all is a fine slogan for shipwrecked mariners on adesertisland, faced with ever-diminishing stores which it is beyond their capacity to replenish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This aimless policy in passenger transport is jettisoning passengers rather like a leaking hulk throwing cargo over-board in a desperate endeavour to reach the haven of somedesertisland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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