drought

英 [draʊt]

美 [draʊt]

n.  久旱; 旱灾

复数：droughts　

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牛津词典

noun

• 久旱；旱灾
  a long period of time when there is little or no rain
  1. two years of severe drought
     两年的严重旱灾
  2. one of the worst droughts on record
     有记载以来最严重的旱灾之一

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 久旱;旱灾
  Adroughtis a long period of time during which no rain falls.
  1. Drought and famines have killed up to two million people here.
     旱灾和饥荒夺去了这里200万人的生命。
  2. He told a press conference that Spain was suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.
     他在记者招待会上说西班牙正遭受着本世纪最严重的旱灾之一。

英英释义

noun

• a shortage of rainfall
  1. farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season
  Synonym:drouth
• a prolonged shortage
  1. when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought
  Synonym:drouth

双语例句

• A prolonged drought had necessitated the introduction of water rationing
  由于持续干旱，用水需要实行配给了。
• The summer drought has dealt a heavy blow to the government's economic record
  夏季的干旱已经对政府的经济业绩造成了沉重打击。
• The crops died during the drought.
  干旱期间庄稼都枯死了。
• Most parts of African countries have suffered from drought in recent years.
  近几年来非洲大部分地区都久旱无雨。
• In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.
  实际上，因为干旱，很多粮食作物歉收。
• The drought there is the worst in a century.
  这是一百年来最严重的旱灾。
• The drought is serious.
  旱情严重。
• He told a press conference that Spain was suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.
  他在记者招待会上说西班牙正遭受着本世纪最严重的旱灾之一。
• Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive
  专家们认为即将发生的旱灾将侵袭大片地区。
• If the climate gets drier, then the logical conclusion is that even more drought will occur
  如果气候变得更干燥，必然会出现更多旱情。