drought
/draʊt/noun
1- a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this长期干旱; 旱灾。
1.1
- usu. with modifier figurative a prolonged absence of something specified〈喻〉长期缺乏, 严重短缺：
he ended a five-game goal drought.
他终结了连续五场未进一球的状况。
1.2
- mass noun archaic thirst〈古〉口渴。
派生词
droughtiness
noundroughty
adjective词源
late Old English drūgath 'dryness', of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch droogte; related to DRY.