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drought

🇬🇧 UK/draut/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

n.

A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; an extended lack of success, especially in sport.

干旱；（尤指体育运动中的）长期不顺

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
droughtother
=drought

Common Collocations

  • 1.severe drought严重干旱
  • 2.prolonged drought长期干旱
  • 3.drought conditions干旱条件

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The prolonged drought destroyed crops and forced farmers to abandon their lands.

  • 2.

    Severe drought conditions led to water rationing in urban areas this summer.

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