drought

drought

英 [draʊt]
　　美 [draʊt]

n. 幹旱；缺乏
　　n. (Drought)人名；(英)德勞特

中文詞源：

drought 旱災

詞源同dry, 幹的，幹旱的。引申義旱災。

例句：

1. The path was dry and slithery from the drought.
小路因幹旱變得又幹又滑。

2. Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive.
專傢們認為即將發生的旱災將侵襲大片地區。

3. In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.
實際上，因為幹旱，很多糧食作物歉收。

4. Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation.
幹旱讓兩百多萬人瀕臨餓死。

5. The drought there is stretching American resources.
那裡的旱災正在耗盡美國的財力物力。