“甜点”是“desert”还是“dessert”？千万别搞混了！

desert /'dezət/

n. 沙漠, 不毛之地

v. 遗弃，放弃，逃跑；遗弃，开小差，逃掉

adj. 沙漠的，荒凉的，不毛的

a waterless, empty area; to abandon someone

没有水源，虚无的区域；抛弃

The Sahara Desert is arid.

撒哈拉沙漠非常干燥。

If you desert, you will be shot when you're caught. 

如果你逃跑，一旦被抓住就会被枪毙。

As soon as the bell went, the kids deserted the building. 

铃声一响，孩子们就离开了大楼。

dessert /dɪ'zɜːt/

n. 餐后甜点；甜点心

A dessert is typically the final course of a meal. It is usually sweet (e.g., ice cream, cake, pudding).

一顿饭中比较典型的最后一道菜，通常是甜的。（比方说，冰淇淋，蛋糕，布丁。）

Would you like to see the dessert menu?

你想看甜品的菜单吗?。

能够分别区分他们俩的技巧在于

到底这个单词中间有几个s

试着记住这两个观点看看。

✦ Desserts, like ice cream, are usually sweet and sugary, so the word needs two Ss. (Variations of this sentence include “I like my desserts super sweet.” or “My favourite dessert is strawberry shortcake.”)

甜点，像冰淇淋，通常是甜的和含糖的，所以这个词需要两个s。由此你可以记住这俩个句子“我喜欢超级甜的的甜点。”“我最喜欢的甜点是草莓酥饼。”

✦ To spell 'desert', you need to desert one of the Ss. - Like the word 'Sahara', the word 'desert' only had one S in it.