英 [draʊt] 美 [draʊt]
n. 长期缺乏，严重短缺；<古>口渴；干旱，旱灾
【名】 （Drought）（英）德劳特（人名）
[ 复数 droughts ][1]
goal drought 进球荒 ; 入球荒 ; 球荒
drought region 干旱地区 ; 干旱区
soil drought [土壤] 土壤干旱
drought-relief efforts 抗旱
drought tolerance [农学] [植] 耐旱性
physiological drought [植保] 生理干旱 ; 生理干燥 ; 心理干旱
drought resistance 耐旱性，抗旱性
drought relief 干旱救灾
drought control 抗旱；防旱[1]
Week after week the drought continued. 干旱持续了好多个星期。
During the drought the river dried up. 旱灾期间，河流都干涸了。
The drought there is stretching resources. 那里的干旱正在耗尽财力物力。
The drought there is the worst in a century. 那里的旱情百年不遇。
The reservoir was low after the long drought. 久旱之后水库的水位下降了。
The drought has led to widespread loss of life. 旱灾导致了许多人的死亡。
If the drought continues there's going to be a famine. 如果旱灾继续下去很可能要发生饥荒。
Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought. 在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。
Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive. 专家们认为即将到来的干旱将会是大面积的。
Food is being shipped to drought-stricken Southern Africa. 食物正被运送到遭受旱灾的南非。
The south of the country was worst affected by the drought. 该国南方旱情最严重。
Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine. 成千上万的难民陷于战争、干旱和饥荒的困境。
More than seven million people have been affected by drought. 七百多万多人受到了干旱的影响。
The port is vital to supply relief to millions of drought victims. 这个港口至关重要，给数百万旱灾民提供救济物资。
Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought. 由于发生旱灾，明年将有数百万人面临饥饿的威胁。
The state's finances have been drained by drought and civil disorder. 国家财政已经被旱灾和内乱消耗殆尽了。
A prolonged drought had necessitated the introduction of water rationing. 一场持续的干旱使定量供水的引进成为必需。
He said drought had led to severe crop failure for the second year running. 他说干旱已连续两年造成严重农作物歉收。
These weeks of drought have once again raised the spectre of widespread famine. 几星期来的干旱再次引起了群众对大饥荒的恐慌。
They were already under stress, thanks to the aftershock of last year's drought. 去年干旱的余波已经给他们造成压力了。
A fifth year of drought is expected to have dramatic effects on the California economy. 预计连续干旱的第五个年头将对加利福尼亚州的经济产生引人注目的影响。
The UN wants to send food aid to 10 countries in Africa severely affected by the drought. 联合国想给予10个受旱灾严重影响的非洲国家食品援助。
Millions of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests. 数百万人因干旱和歉收正受到饥饿的威胁。
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，那么符合逻辑的结论就是甚至更多的旱灾将会发生。
The crops died during the drought. 干旱期间庄稼都枯死了。
The long drought dried up the source. 长时间干旱，水源都枯竭了。
Prolonged drought has depleted the water. 长时间干旱，水源都枯竭了。
The ephemeral plants should evade drought. 那些昙花一现的植物应该避开干旱。
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。
Even before the drought, the Sahara was never well watered. 即使在变得干旱之前，撒哈拉沙漠也从未得到充分的灌溉。[1]