drought
drought
[draʊt]
noun
droughtiness
noun
droughty
adjective
语源
[draʊt]
noun
- a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this
长期干旱；旱灾
■[usu. with modifier](figurative)a prolonged absence of something specified
(喻)长期缺乏，长时间缺乏
he ended a five-game goal drought.
他结束了连续五场未进球的状况。
■[mass noun](archaic)thirst
(古)口渴
droughtiness
noun
droughty
adjective
语源
- late Old English drūgath 'dryness', of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch droogte; related to dry
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