drought

noun

1. 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

1. N-VAR 久旱;旱灾
   A drought is 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. And now the drought in Sudan
   现在苏丹也有旱情。
4. 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。
5. The drought there is the worst in a century.
   这是一百年来最严重的旱灾。
6. The summer drought has dealt a heavy blow to the government's economic record
   夏季的干旱已经对政府的经济业绩造成了沉重打击。
7. The drought has severely disrupted agricultural production.
   旱灾已严重影响了农业生产。
8. Last summer's drought is a distant memory.
   去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。
9. The only reason I was divining for water was because of the drought.
   我之所以探寻水源是因为发生了旱灾。
10. A fifth year of drought is expected to have dramatic effects on the California economy
    第五年遭受旱灾预计会对加利福尼亚的经济产生巨大的影响。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. The path was dry and slithery from the drought.
    小路因干旱变得又干又滑。
14. In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.
    实际上，因为干旱，很多粮食作物歉收。
15. Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine
    成千上万的难民陷于战争、旱灾和饥荒之中。
16. Millions of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests.
    几百万人因干旱和歉收而受到饥饿的威胁。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. He said drought had led to severe crop failure for the second year running
    他说干旱已经连续两年导致农作物严重歉收。
20. The drought there is stretching American resources
    那里的旱灾正在耗尽美国的财力物力。
21. This would help the families to survive the drought without undue suffering
    这会帮助那些家庭度过干旱期，不至于遭受太多的苦。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. Most parts of African countries have suffered from drought in recent years.
    近几年来非洲大部分地区都久旱无雨。
25. The crops died during the drought.
    干旱期间庄稼都枯死了。
26. The drought is serious.
    旱情严重。
27. The drought has eased up.
    旱情已趋缓和。
28. The long drought dried up the source.
    长时间干旱，水源都枯竭了。
29. True, the drought is serious, but it can't scare us.
    旱情诚然是严重的，但它吓不倒我们。
30. 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。

noun

1. 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

2. a prolonged shortage
   1. when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought

   Synonym:    drouth