drought

US [draʊt]
UK [draʊt]
  • n.旱灾；枯竭；旱季；【气】干旱
  • Web乾旱；天旱；缺乏
Plural Form：droughts  

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drought
n.
1.
久旱；旱灾a long period of time when there is little or no rain
two years of severe drought
两年的严重旱灾
one of the worst droughts on record
有记载以来最严重的旱灾之一

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AllAll,旱灾旱灾,枯竭枯竭,旱季旱季,干旱干旱,乾旱乾旱,天旱天旱,缺乏缺乏
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1.
"Our researchers are now working to develop stress-resistant crops that are drought-tolerant, heat-tolerant and saline-resistant, " he said.
维尔萨克指出：“我们的研究人员正在努力开发耐旱、耐热和耐盐碱的抗灾作物。”
wéi ěr sà kè zhǐ chū : " wǒ men de yán jiū rén yuán zhèng zài nǔ lì kāi fā nài hàn 、 nài rè hé nài yán jiǎn de kàng zāi zuò wù 。 "
www.america.gov
2.
A study by Galkayo University, which looked at the effects of drought on livestock, said the average cost of a camel in Somalia is $700.
Galkayo大学一份关于干旱对畜牧业影响的研究显示，在索马里平均每头骆驼的价格是700美元。
Galkayo dà xué yī fèn guān yú gān hàn duì xù mù yè yǐng xiǎng de yán jiū xiǎn shì , zài suǒ mǎ lǐ píng jūn měi tóu luò tuó de jià gé shì qī bǎi měi yuán 。
edu.sina.com.cn
3.
Normally at this time of year spring planting would be in full swing, but the drought has made farming impossible in parts of the province.
通常在每年的这个时节，春耕正如火如荼，但是这场旱灾却使省内部分地区的农业生产无法正常进行。
tōng cháng zài měi nián de zhè ge shí jié , chūn gēng zhèng rú huǒ rú tú , dàn shì zhè chǎng hàn zāi què shǐ shěng nèi bù fēn dì qū de nóng yè shēng chǎn wú fǎ zhèng cháng jìn xíng 。
blog.sina.com.cn
4.
For those of us lucky enough to always have enough food and water, it may be hard to imagine living through a drought.
对于那些幸运的、总有足够的食物和水的人来说，很难想象在干旱之中的生活。
duì yú nà xiē xìng yùn de 、 zǒng yǒu zú gòu de shí wù hé shuǐ de rén lái shuō , hěn nán xiǎng xiàng zài gān hàn zhī zhōng de shēng huó 。
ts.hjenglish.com
5.
The ground around the house is completely dry and cracked like the land in the Sahel Desert during the drought.
房子周围的土地完全干旱得裂开来，就像干旱时期的萨赫勒沙漠一样。
fáng zi zhōu wéi de tǔ dì wán quán gān hàn de liè kāi lái , jiù xiàng gān hàn shí qī de sà hè lè shā mò yí yàng 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
She said by Skype that much of the land in the drought-affected areas is not very productive even in good times.
她在网络电话中提到，在受干旱影响的地区大多数的土地生产效益都不是很好，即使是在丰收的季节。
tā zài wǎng luò diàn huà zhōng tí dào , zài shòu gān hàn yǐng xiǎng de dì qū dà duō shù de tǔ dì shēng chǎn xiào yì dōu bú shì hěn hǎo , jí shǐ shì zài fēng shōu de jì jié 。
www.remword.cn
7.
But he said the drought could expand to the major grain-growing areas of the north.
但他表示，旱情有可能扩大到北方的主要粮食产区。
dàn tā biǎo shì , hàn qíng yǒu kě néng kuò dà dào běi fāng de zhǔ yào liáng shi chǎn qū 。
c.wsj.com
8.
They cite events like the heat and drought of the 1930s as evidence that extreme weather is nothing new.
他们引述了一些例子来证明极端天气事件并非什么新鲜事。
tā men yǐn shù le yì xiē lì zǐ lái zhèng míng jí duān tiān qì shì jiàn bìng fēi shén me xīn xiān shì 。
dongxi.net
9.
After two years of crippling drought, things were starting to look up in the Middle East.
经历了两年的严重旱灾后，中东地区开始出现转机。
jīng lì le liǎng nián de yán zhòng hàn zāi hòu , zhōng dōng dì qū kāi shǐ chū xiàn zhuǎn jī 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
He thought Lora distinctive and agreed with him donation some of the dividend to the dystrophy dweller nearby as the duration drought.
他以为劳拉是与众不同的并且能够同意他把红利的一部分捐赠给附近因为持续的干旱而营养不良的居民。
tā yǐ wéi láo lā shì yǔ zhòng bù tóng de bìng qiě néng gòu tóng yì tā bǎ hóng lì de yí bù fen juān zèng gěi fù jìn yīn wèi chí xù de gān hàn ér yíng yǎng bù liáng de jū mín 。
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