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drought
- IPA[draʊt]
英式
- a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water;a prolonged absence of a specified thing
noun: drought, plural noun: droughts
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名詞
- 1. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water the cause of Europe's recent droughts crops have failed because of drought
- ▪ a prolonged absence of a specified thing he ended a five-game goal drought
- 2. archaic, dialect thirst I asked for something to slake my drought
- a period of limited rainfall causing new but insubstantial plant growth: the scheme helps rural Australians cope with the effects of the green drought
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a district) officially recognized as being affected by drought and eligible for relief ... we will need a lot more rain before we take these shires off the drought declared list
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[drout]
美式
- a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water: the cause of Europe's recent droughts crops have failed because of drought
Oxford American Dictionary