drought
noun/draʊt/
/draʊt/
[uncountable, countable]- a long period of time when there is little or no rain
久旱；旱灾 - Farmers are facing ruin after two years of severe drought.
两年来的严重干旱让农场主面临倾家荡产的境地。 - one of the worst droughts on record
有记载以来最严重的旱灾之一 - The country’s entire grain harvest has been hit by drought.
该国的全部粮食收成都受到干旱的影响。
Wordfinder- downpour
- drought
- flash flood
- monsoon
- precipitation
- puddle
- rain
- shelter
- shower
- squall
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherb2, The environmentb2- England has had several summer droughts in recent years.
近年英格兰遭受了几次夏季干旱。 - Large areas of the country are affected by severe drought.
该国大片地区受到严重干旱的影响。 - Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the drought.
花园里一些较幼小的植物在干旱期间枯萎了。 - plants that can withstand drought
耐旱植物 - Crop failures were caused by drought and a lack of fertilizer.
农作物歉收是由于干旱和缺乏化肥造成的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- devastating
- extreme
- severe
- …
- have
- cause
- break
- …
- affect something
- conditions
- resistance
- tolerance
- …
- during a/the drought
- in a/the drought
- in times of drought
- months, years, etc. of drought
- Farmers are facing ruin after two years of severe drought.
- a long period of time when there is a lack of something that is needed or wanted
长期缺乏 - The team is desperate to end a ten-game goal drought.
球队迫切希望结束十场比赛的进球荒。
- The team is desperate to end a ten-game goal drought.
Word Originlate Old English drūgath ‘dryness’, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch droogte; related to dry.