名詞 drought:

1. a shortage of rainfall
   同義詞：drouth
2. a prolonged shortage
   同義詞：drouth

1. It is a great relief to have rain after a long time of drought.
   長(zhǎng)期的乾旱之后有雨是一大慰藉。
2. The long drought famished many people.
   久旱使很多人陷入饑餓。
3. Famine is often the sequel to war or drought.
   饑荒往往是戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)或干旱造成的。
4. The long drought scorched the grass.
   久旱使青草枯萎。
5. Drought has dwindled the crops.
   干旱使農(nóng)作物歉收。
6. Because of a long drought, the farmers are doubtful about the prospect of a good yield.
   因?yàn)殚L(zhǎng)時(shí)間的干旱，農(nóng)民們對(duì)于好收成的前景是懷疑的。
7. The crops failed because of the drought.
   干旱造成農(nóng)作物歉收。
8. We have not enough food to eat because of the drought.
   因?yàn)楹禐?zāi)，我們沒(méi)有足夠的食物可吃。

drought

n.（名詞）
A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions.
干旱：長(zhǎng)時(shí)期的過(guò)低降雨量，特別指妨礙生長(zhǎng)或生存的這樣一段時(shí)期
A prolonged dearth or shortage.
長(zhǎng)期缺乏或不足

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English drôgoth
源自 古英語(yǔ) drôgoth

【引伸】
drought.y
adj.（形容詞）