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

• 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 port is vital to supply relief to millions of drought victims
  这个港口对向数百万旱灾灾民提供救援物资是至关重要的。
• Last summer's drought is a distant memory.
  去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。
• 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。
• If the climate gets drier, then the logical conclusion is that even more drought will occur
  如果气候变得更干燥，必然会出现更多旱情。
• The drought has eased up.
  旱情已趋缓和。
• 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。
• 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。
• The long drought dried up the source.
  长时间干旱，水源都枯竭了。
• 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。