noun [抽象名词]长期缺乏，严重短缺；<古>口渴；干旱，旱灾
...a country where drought and famines have killed up to two million people during the last eighteen years.
…过去18年来干旱和饥荒致死达两百万人的一个国家。
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Drought）（英）德劳特（人名）
Week after week the drought continued.
干旱持续了好多个星期。
dr(看作dry， 干燥的) + ought(应该) → 干旱时到处都应该很干燥 → 干旱
单词造句:
- 网友用“Drought”造句精选
- During the drought the river dried up. 旱灾期间，河流都干涸了。
- The drought there is stretching resources. 那里的干旱正在耗尽财力物力。