| 词组 | drought |
| 释义 | drought noun a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to liveadjectivesthe worst drought Australia suffered the worst drought in its history.a severe drought A severe drought has caused most of the corn crop to fail.a devastating drought (=it causes serious damage) The village was hit by a devastating drought.a prolonged drought (=continuing for an unusually long time) This part of Africa has been hit by a prolonged drought.the summer drought The summer drought is threatening Britain’s fruit and vegetable crops.verbsexperience/suffer a drought The country experienced its worst drought this century.be affected by drought/be hit by drought The area has been severely affected by drought.drought + nounsdrought conditions Drought conditions have spread to nearly all of the country.phrasesa period of drought Some trees survive long periods of drought by storing water internally.in times of drought In times of drought, established plants may tolerate 10-14 days between waterings.months/years etc of drought In East Africa, three years of drought have left 10 million people in urgent need of food and water. |
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