a long period of time when there is little or no rain 久旱；旱灾 Farmers are facing ruin after two years of severe drought. 两年来的严重干旱让农场主面临倾家荡产的境地。 one of the worst droughts on record 有记载以来最严重的旱灾之一 The country’s entire grain harvest has been hit by drought. 该国的全部谷物收成都受到干旱的影响。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherb2England has had several summer droughts in recent years. 近年英格兰遭受了几次夏季干旱。 Large areas of Africa are affected by severe drought. 非洲的大片区域受到严重干旱的影响。 Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the drought. 花园里一些较幼小的植物在干旱期间枯萎了。 plants that can withstand drought 耐旱植物 Crop failures were caused by drought and a lack of fertilizer. 作物歉收是由干旱和缺乏肥料造成的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- devastating
- extreme
- severe
- …
- have
- cause
- break
- …
- affect something
- conditions
- resistance
- tolerance
- …
- during a/the drought
- in a/the drought
- in times of drought
- months, years, etc. of drought
a long period of time when there is a lack of something that is needed or wanted 长期缺乏需要或想要的东西 The team is desperate to end a ten-game goal drought. 该队急于结束10场进球荒。
Word Originlate Old English drūgath ‘dryness’, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch droogte; related to dry.