drought 详细解释

drought

[draut]

n.干旱

n.[C][U]

1. 干旱

2. 旱灾, 长期干旱

The crops died during the drought.

久旱无雨期间, 庄稼都枯死了。

3. (长期的)缺乏, 不足

Right now there's a drought of adequate leadership.

眼下缺少能胜任的领导人。

词形变化

形容词: droughty | 异体字: drouth |

词义辨析

同义:

n.干旱

aridity  waterlessness  droughtiness  dry spell  dehydration

n.(长期的)缺乏

dearth  scarcity  scarceness  lack  deficiency  shortage  insufficiency  scantiness  paucity  barrenness  depletion  want  

反义:

n.干旱; 旱灾

wet  

反义参见:

flood  

英英释义

名词 drought:

a shortage of rainfall

同义词:drouth

a prolonged shortage

同义词:drouth

补充

droughtdrought英:[draut] 美:[draʊt]n.1.干旱(时期)The crops failed because of the drought.干旱造成农作物歉收。

例句

1. The drought has killed two million people.旱灾已经夺去了两百万人的生命。 2. he ended a five-game goal drought.他结束了连续五场未进球的状况。 3. drought has affected many countries in Africa.很多非洲国家都遇上了旱灾。 4. The drought caused serious damage to crops.长期干旱严重影响了庄稼生长。 5. a period of drought that lasted several years持续几年的干旱