drought

draut

四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

n. a shortage of rainfall
n. a prolonged shortage

n. 干旱, 缺乏

Collins 星级

7,206

BNC 频率

5,353

使用频率

drought 没有明显的词根词缀分析，但可以注意到它的拼写和发音中有“干”的含义，表示缺乏水分的状态。

例句

1. The drought caused many crops to fail this year.

这场干旱导致今年许多农作物歉收。

2. People are worried about the water shortage during the drought.

人们担心在干旱期间水资源短缺。

3. The government is taking steps to help farmers affected by the drought.

政府正在采取措施帮助受干旱影响的农民。