| 单词 | drought |
| 释义 | drought noun[CorU] uk/draʊt/us/draʊt/C2 alongperiodwhen there is little or norain: 久旱，旱灾Thisyear(a)severedrought hasruinedthecrops.今年严重的旱灾把庄稼都给毁了。 Dry weather, arid conditions & dryness
drought| American Dictionarydrought noun[C/U] us/drɑʊt/alongperiodwhen there is little or norain Examplesofdroughtdrought The effects of climate change (for example) include sea level rises, and increased frequencies of droughts, storms, and extreme temperatures. From theCambridge English Corpus The effects of seasonaldroughton background canopy-gap disturbance in the tropics are expected to be substantially compounded by the effects of major disturbances. From theCambridge English Corpus Future global warming may also have an impact by increasingdroughtstress and mortality among defoliated trees. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, we can hypothesize that severe droughts induce leaf shedding and flushing in the tropical rain forest. From theCambridge English Corpus Smalldroughtevents would lead to nothing more than the population having to forage more intensely, while the resource base recovered. From theCambridge English Corpus Pollen records poorly reflect cyclical droughts seen in isotopic records, as natural vegetation has adapted to these fluctuations. From theCambridge English Corpus Its hegemony lasted until about 1450 when, during a period of severedroughtand cold, its vassals revolted and destroyed the city. From theCambridge English Corpus Some areas of moderatedroughtwere completely surrounded by areas of severe devastation. From theCambridge English Corpus In the central-north region it was ranked third, behind tolerance of marginal soils and ofdrought. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, reduced-chemical technologies compete favorably with conventional production indrought-prone areas. From theCambridge English Corpus This highlights the practical difficulty of breeding fordrought-prone regions. From theCambridge English Corpus Thesedrought-prone conditions would likely favour more severe fires. From theCambridge English Corpus Early maturity provides relativedroughtescape, especially at the season's end. From theCambridge English Corpus The estimated curves characterize crop losses due to droughts as well as excessive rains causing siltation, excessive soil humidity, and floods. From theCambridge English Corpus Leaves were harvested on the sixteenth day ofdroughtstress. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithdroughtdroughtThese are words often used in combination withdrought. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. drought conditions Agricultural intensification in answer to drought conditions could not, or did not, include many drought-related agricultural features, such as terracing and irrigation. From theCambridge English Corpus drought mitigation Conventional producer welfare theory is applied to the problem of valuingdroughtmitigation. From theCambridge English Corpus drought relief A substantial part of this budget category is actually transfer payments related todroughtrelief, which is clearly not an investment. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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