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

• The path was dry and slithery from the drought.
  小路因干旱变得又干又滑。
• Money and food were sent to the impoverished drought victims.
  给贫困的灾民送去了救济金和粮食。
• Last summer's drought is a distant memory.
  去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。
• The drought is serious.
  旱情严重。
• The drought has eased up.
  旱情已趋缓和。
• And now the drought in Sudan
  现在苏丹也有旱情。
• 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。
• 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。
• More than seven million people have been affected by drought.
  已有超过700万的民众受到旱灾的影响。
• 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。