drought

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n. 干旱, 缺乏

发音

US /ˈdɹaʊ̯t/
其它
UK /ˈdɹaʊ̯t/
CA /ˈdɹɐʊ̯t/
CA /ˈdɹɜʊ̯t/
CA /ˈdɹʌʊ̯t/
CA /ˈdɹəʊ̯t/
US /ˈdɹæʊ̯t/
AU /ˈdɹæʊ̯t/
NZ /ˈdɹæʊ̯t/
ZA /ˈdɹaːt/

词形变化

droughts 复数 droughts

别名

drouth druft

教材释义与例句

名词

干旱；缺乏

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

    旱灾

    干旱

    旱季

    可数 不可数

    His village had faced a drought twice.

    The weather looked like drought―a thoroughly wicked drought; if the rain did not come before long, their crops would be burnt up.

  2. 2.

    A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.

    可数 非正式 不可数 引申义

    Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.

  3. 3.

    dryness, aridness, dry heat

    古体 可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

drouth

上位词 6

period dryness period of time time period waterlessness xerotes

相关短语

Palmer drought index absolute drought flash drought

词源

From Middle English droughte, droghte, drouȝte, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with Dutch droogte, Low German Dröögde. By surface analysis, dry + -t (abstract nominal suffix).

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