drought

/ˈdɹaʊ̯t/· noun

环境/气候/能源B1

drought
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Chinese meaning

干gān旱hàn

长zhǎng时shí间jiān降jiàng雨yǔ异yì常cháng偏piān少shǎo

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英yīng国guó南nán部bù已yǐ进jìn入rù严yán重zhòng干gān旱hàn状zhuàng态tài

Example

Parts of southern England have entered "severe drought", while about 30 million people are under hosepipe ban.

英yīng国guó南nán部bù部bù分fèn地dì区qū已yǐ进jìn入rù「严yán重zhòng干gān旱hàn」,约yuē3000万wàn人rén正zhèng被bèi实shí施shī「浇jiāo园yuán禁jìn令lìng」。

Source: BBC · 15 Oct 2026

Background ✎

英yīng国guó南nán部bù部bù分fèn地dì区qū已yǐ经jīng进jìn入rù「严yán重zhòng干gān旱hàn」状zhuàng态tài,当dāng地dì约yuē3000万wàn居jū民mín目mù前qián被bèi实shí施shī「浇jiāo园yuán禁jìn令lìng」,限xiàn制zhì用yòng软ruǎn管guǎn浇jiāo花huā、洗xǐ车chē等děng行xíng为wéi。

Roots · etymology

源自古英语 drūgaþ,与 dry 同源

  • dry(干)+ -th(古英语抽象名词后缀,在此词中演变为 -t)

Collocations

  • severe drought / drought-stricken / drought conditions

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