The photographic plate was desensitized.

The war desensitized many soldiers.

战争使得许多士兵麻木了.

As we drove towards the desert, the vegetation became sparse.

我们驱车前往沙漠, 沿途的草木渐渐变得稀疏.

We gazed out over the limitless expanse of the desert.

我们凝望着那一片漫无边际的沙漠.

The desert was luminous, starkly beautiful.

沙漠里泛着光，有一种荒凉之美。

It's a long chance to build a city in the desert.

在沙漠中建一座城市要冒相当大的险.

It is a vast expanse of desert.

那是一片辽阔的沙漠.

Vast areas of land have become desert.

大片的土地已变成沙漠.

The soldiers died of thirst in the desert.

士兵们在沙漠中因长期的干渴而死亡.

The men had followed desert trails for days.

那些人沿着沙漠小道走了数日.

A tropical desert climate, hot and dry, humid along the coast.

属热带沙漠气侯, 炎热干燥, 沿岸潮湿.

The extremely arid desert climate is the best preserver of murals.

极端干燥的沙漠气候是壁画的最好保存者.

All these have to Los Angeles due to the desert climate.

所有这些都要归功于洛杉矶的沙漠性气候.

The desert climate supports little plant life.

沙漠里的气候使绝大多数植物无法存活.

Imagine yourself to be on a desert island.

设想你处在一个荒岛上.

A few of the shipwrecked sailors were cast up on the shore of a desert island.

有几个失事船只的水手被海浪冲到一个荒岛的海岸上.

Defoe skillfully narrated the adventures of Robinson Cruesoe on his desert island.

笛福生动地叙述了鲁滨逊.克鲁索在荒岛上的冒险故事.

Since it is to a desert island, on the courage to risk it!

既然是去荒岛, 就勇敢地冒险吧!

Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.

我们中多数人对荒岛生活都有过不现实的想法.

We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise the sun always shines.

有时,我们认为荒岛就是终日阳光普照的天堂.

Let's make out that we are wrecked on a desert island.

让我们假装在荒岛上遇难.