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drought n.干旱 (1) 久旱使很多人陷入饥饿。(2) 饥荒往往是战争或干旱造成的。(3) 因为旱灾，我们没有足够的食物可吃。(4) 土地因干旱而正在龟裂。 Another way drought can be used is to refer to a shortage of something (other than rainfall) that lasts for a long period of time, like a drought in job growth during a recession. Typically a drought is not a good thing and something you hope to avoid. For example, if your friend Kenny hasn't gone on a date in five years, it's safe to say that he is having a romantic drought.

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英 [draʊt] 美 [draʊt] (1) The long drought famished many people.(2) Famine is often the sequel to war or drought.(3) We have not enough food to eat because of the drought.(4) The soil is cracking up because of the drought. When there is a drought somewhere, there's not enough rainfall. In certain areas, a drought can last for weeks, months, sometimes even years! Forget about running your lawn sprinkler during a drought; the water is more needed for human hydration and toilet flushing. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]久旱；旱灾 A drought is a long period of time during which no rain falls. 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。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。

英语单词	drought
英美音标	英 [draʊt] 美 [draʊt]
中文释义	n.干旱
英语例句	(1) The long drought famished many people. (2) Famine is often the sequel to war or drought. (3) We have not enough food to eat because of the drought. (4) The soil is cracking up because of the drought.
中文例句	(1) 久旱使很多人陷入饥饿。 (2) 饥荒往往是战争或干旱造成的。 (3) 因为旱灾，我们没有足够的食物可吃。 (4) 土地因干旱而正在龟裂。
vocabulary简明	When there is a drought somewhere, there's not enough rainfall. In certain areas, a drought can last for weeks, months, sometimes even years! Forget about running your lawn sprinkler during a drought; the water is more needed for human hydration and toilet flushing.
vocabulary扩展	Another way drought can be used is to refer to a shortage of something (other than rainfall) that lasts for a long period of time, like a drought in job growth during a recession. Typically a drought is not a good thing and something you hope to avoid. For example, if your friend Kenny hasn't gone on a date in five years, it's safe to say that he is having a romantic drought.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]久旱；旱灾 A drought is a long period of time during which no rain falls. 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。 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。

Drought Long Period 英 Draʊt] 美 Draʊt N.干旱 Famished