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

• This would help the families to survive the drought without undue suffering
  这会帮助那些家庭度过干旱期，不至于遭受太多的苦。
• 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。
• They were already under stress, thanks to the aftershock of last year's drought.
  去年遭受的旱灾让他们心有余悸、倍感忧虑。
• Millions of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests.
  几百万人因干旱和歉收而受到饥饿的威胁。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions.
  美国中西部农民眼睁睁地看着他们的庄稼旱死。