drought中文什么意思

• n.
  1.旱灾，干旱。
  2.〔比喻〕(长期的)缺乏。
  3.〔古语〕干渴；干燥。
  +更多解释...短语和例子
  a prolonged drought 天久不雨，长期干旱。 a drought of good writing 长期缺乏好作品。

• the drought:    回归现实
• drought index = drought code:    干旱指数
• absolute drought:    绝对干旱; 绝对乾旱

例句与用法

1. The drought translated into widespread hunger .
   干旱导致广泛的缺粮。
2. The water-table has been lowered by drought .
   地下水位因干旱已降低。
3. The crops failed because of drought .
   由于旱灾的关系，农作物歉收。
4. Some of these droughts must have been severe .
   有一些旱灾想必是严重的。
5. Week after week the drought continued .
   干旱持续了许多星期。

英文释义

名词

1. a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"
   同义词：drouth
2. a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"
   同义词：drouth

百科释义

Drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply whether surface or underground water. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation.