drought

noun

/draʊt/

[uncountable, countable]

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a long period of time when there is little or no rain
- Farmers are facing ruin after two years of severe drought.
- one of the worst droughts on record
- The country’s entire grain harvest has been hit by drought.
Wordfinder
- downpour
- drought
- flash flood
- monsoon
- precipitation
- puddle
- rain
- shelter
- shower
- squall
Extra Examples
- England has had several summer droughts in recent years.
- Large areas of Africa are affected by severe drought.
- Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the drought.
- plants that can withstand drought
- Crop failures were caused by drought and a lack of fertilizer.
Topics Weatherb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- devastating
- extreme
- severe
- …
verb + drought
- have
- cause
- break
- …
drought + verb
- affect something
drought + noun
- conditions
- resistance
- tolerance
- …
preposition
- during a/the drought
- in a/the drought
phrases
- in times of drought
- months, years, etc. of drought
See full entry
a long period of time when there is a lack of something that is needed or wanted
- The team is desperate to end a ten-game goal drought.

Word Originlate Old English drūgath ‘dryness’, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch droogte; related to dry.

单词	drought
释义	drought noun /draʊt/ /draʊt/ [uncountable, countable] jump to other results a long period of time when there is little or no rain Farmers are facing ruin after two years of severe drought. one of the worst droughts on record The country’s entire grain harvest has been hit by drought. Wordfinder downpour drought flash flood monsoon precipitation puddle rain shelter shower squall Extra Examples England has had several summer droughts in recent years. Large areas of Africa are affected by severe drought. Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the drought. plants that can withstand drought Crop failures were caused by drought and a lack of fertilizer. Topics Weatherb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective devastating extreme severe … verb + drought have cause break … drought + verb affect something drought + noun conditions resistance tolerance … preposition during a/the drought in a/the drought phrases in times of drought months, years, etc. of drought See full entry a long period of time when there is a lack of something that is needed or wanted The team is desperate to end a ten-game goal drought. Word Originlate Old English drūgath ‘dryness’, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch droogte; related to dry.
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