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drought

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
drought /ˈdraʊt/ noun
plural droughts
drought
/ˈdraʊt/
noun
plural droughts
Learner's definition of DROUGHT
: a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain长期干旱;旱灾
[count]
[noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7206 COCA: 5353

drought

noun

variants or less commonly drouth
1
: a period of dryness especially when prolonged
specifically : one that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growth
resistant to drought
2
: a prolonged or chronic shortage or lack of something expected or desired
a drought of creativity
droughtiness noun
droughty
ˈdrau̇-tē
adjective

Example Sentences

The drought caused serious damage to crops. a period of drought that lasted several years
Recent Examples on the Web The heat and drought relief offered by such rain would be beneficial in this exceptionally dry region. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 The organization is in dire need of water during this time of extreme heat and drought. Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 And that is likely to happen more often as the climate warms, particularly in the Midwest and Great Plains where heat, drought, fire and flood are challenging long-standing farm practices. Daniel Cusick, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2022 Numerous fires have started over the past week amid the high heat and drought, with particularly intense blazes in central parts of the country near Chongqing, a city along the trickling Yangtze River. Christian Shepherd, Ian Livingston, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022 Sichuan ordered most factories to close for six days through Saturday because of extreme heat and drought that have caused a power crunch. Laura He, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 Both heat and drought tolerant, this low-maintenance perennial is a butterfly magnet that blooms late spring through frost. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022 Corn crops that died due to extreme heat and drought during a heatwave in Austin, Texas, US, on Monday, July 11, 2022. Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 29 July 2022 Texas is among several states in the southwestern United States that are experiencing sudden wildfires as severe heat and drought have created ripe conditions for fires. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 27 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English drūgath, from drūgian to dry up; akin to Old English drȳge dry — more at dry

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of drought was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7206 COCA: 5353
drought

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DROUGHT | DROUGHT + VERB | DROUGHT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEdevastating, extreme, severe, terrible, worst破壞性的/極端的/嚴重的/可怕的/最嚴重的乾旱It has been the worst drought in the country's history.這是這個國家有史以來最嚴重的旱災。long, prolonged長時間的乾旱;持續的乾旱summer夏季的乾旱VERB + DROUGHThave發生旱災England has had several summer droughts in recent years.近年英格蘭遭受了幾次夏季乾旱。cause導致乾旱break, end結束乾旱A week of good rains has broken the drought.一週的及時雨結束了旱災。survive, tolerate, withstand在旱災中幸存;忍受乾旱;耐旱plants that can withstand drought耐旱植物DROUGHT + VERBaffect sth旱災影響⋯Large areas of Africa are affected by severe drought.非洲的大片區域受到嚴重乾旱的影響。DROUGHT + NOUNconditions旱情resistance, tolerance抗旱性;耐旱性crops that are chosen for their drought tolerance因為耐旱性而入選的農作物PREPOSITIONduring a/the drought, in a/the drought乾旱期間Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the drought.花園裏一些較幼小的植物在乾旱期間枯萎了。PHRASESin times of drought在乾旱時期months, years, etc. of drought數月、數年等的乾旱

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