sahara

sahara — noun

1. the largest hot desert in the world, covering a vast area of northern Africa fro

1.名詞B1
釋義

the largest hot desert in the world, covering a vast area of northern Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, with very little rain and extreme temperatures

例句

Ignacio had always dreamed of crossing the Sahara on a camel like the old traders.

collocation: crossing the Sahara

The Sahara receives less than three inches of rain each year in most areas.

collocation: receives ... inches of rain

文法句型

the Sahara

用法筆記

Always used with the definite article (the Sahara). As a proper noun, it is capitalized in English. The full name the Sahara Desert is common, though the word Sahara already contains the Arabic root meaning 'desert'.

常見錯誤

❌I visited Sahara last year.
✅I visited the Sahara last year.
💡Sahara is always used with 'the'.
❌The Sahara is a small desert in Europe.
✅The Sahara is a huge desert in northern Africa.
💡The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth, located in Africa.