干旱的沙漠

parched earth───干涸的土地

Painted Desert───彩色沙漠；佩恩蒂德沙漠（美国亚利桑那州中北部的沙漠）

parchedness───干枯

sand desert───砂沙漠

food desert───食物沙漠（指一些难以以合适价格买到新鲜食物的偏远地区）

parcel net───包裹网

parcel post───[邮]邮政包裹；包裹邮递

contrasting green and umber of the Egyptian landscape forms a sharp line between fertile earth and parched desert.───绿色和棕色的对比将埃及版图明显地划分成为肥沃的土地和炎热的沙漠。

On a parched desert world, most customers could easily overlook his ugly mug in exchange for a frosty one .───在一个烈日焦灼的沙漠星球，对多数顾客来说，只要能喝到一杯冰饮料，谁都不会在意他那张丑脸。

The contrasting green and umber of the Egyptian landscape forms a sharp line between fertile earth and parched desert.───在肥沃的土地与沙漠间构成了明显的分割线。

Its uninviting surface is marked by mesas and buttes, and barren stretches of parched desert hardpan.───不起眼的表面有著台地与小尖山以及贫脊乾燥的沙质地基。

So until it rains, the spadefoot sits immobile in its burrow, an unsuspected living presence beneath the parched desert floor.