drought

英 [draʊt]

美 [draʊt]

n.  久旱; 旱灾

复数：droughts　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7206 / COCA.5353

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 drought has severely disrupted agricultural production.
  旱灾已严重影响了农业生产。
• The path was dry and slithery from the drought.
  小路因干旱变得又干又滑。
• The long drought dried up the source.
  长时间干旱，水源都枯竭了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The drought there is stretching American resources
  那里的旱灾正在耗尽美国的财力物力。
• 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 crops died during the drought.
  干旱期间庄稼都枯死了。
• 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。
• Last summer's drought is a distant memory.
  去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。