drought
US /draʊt/
・UK /draʊt/
B1 中級英檢中級
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)久旱 ； 乾旱
People used water carefully because of the drought
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)短缺
The company experienced a drought of new investment.
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澳洲迎來數十年來最嚴重水患！BBC新聞：雨勢預計將持續！ (More rain forecast after areas of Australia see worst flooding in decades - BBC News)
- Some communities who were battered by the bushfires are now being battered by the floods and deep drought prior to that.
所以，這並不是過去一年中這些地區遭遇的第一場自然災害。
- Deep drought prior to that and I don't know any time in our state's history, when we've had these extreme weather conditions, many families will spend the night in evacuation centers and with the rainfall showing no sign of letting up, there is no telling when they'll be able to get back to their homes.
在此之前，深層的乾旱，我不知道我們州歷史上任何時候，當我們遇到這種極端的天氣狀況時，許多家庭會在疏散中心過夜，而且降雨量沒有任何放緩的跡象，不知道他們什麼時候能夠回到自己的家。
正在發生的悲劇：肯亞北部乾旱與物資中斷引發生存危機（A crisis compounding: drought and dwindling aid in northern Kenya | DW News）
- We've not had any rain, and we're facing a very severe drought.
我們一點雨都沒下，正經歷著非常嚴重的乾旱。
- We've not had any rain, and we're facing a very severe drought.
我們一點雨都沒下，正經歷著非常嚴重的乾旱。
【聽Podcast學英文】在地球上最乾旱的地方節約用水 (Saving water in the driest place on Earth ⏲️ 6 Minute English)
- Ole Sivitsen's company, Desert Control, works with date farmers in Yuma, an area on the border of California and Mexico. One of the hottest places on earth, Yuma has been experiencing its worst drought in 500 years, forcing farmers to pump water from rivers to grow their date palm trees.
奧勒-西維森的公司 "沙漠控制"（Desert Control）與位於加利福尼亞和墨西哥交界處的尤馬的椰棗種植農合作。作為地球上最炎熱的地方之一，尤馬遭遇了 500 年來最嚴重的乾旱，農民們不得不從河裡抽水種植椰棗樹。
- One of the hottest places on Earth, Yuma has been experiencing its worst drought in 500 years, forcing farmers to pump water from rivers to grow their date palm trees.
事實上，只有時間才能證明液態粘土是否能長期解決缺水問題。只有時間才能證明 "這句話的意思是，現在發生的事情的結果要到將來才能知道。不過，我們可以知道的是我的問題的答案、
【CNN10】利比亞世紀洪災、巴拿馬運河乾旱、人工智慧偵測加州野火| 2023年9月19日 (Fighting Fire With AI? | September 19, 2023)
- Let's move now to Central America in the country of Panama, where there's not enough water in the Panama Canal, the iconic waterway, and that's due to an ongoing drought.
現在讓我們把視線轉移到中美洲的巴拿馬，由於持續乾旱，巴拿馬運河這條標誌性水道的水量不足。
- and that's due to an ongoing drought.
這是一條寶貴的航運路線，它為船隻節省了大量時間和繞過南美洲南端的漫長而危險的旅程。
美國的氣候變遷：全球行動的益處！🌍🇺🇸 (Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action)
- Today, we are already seeing more extreme weather: rising seas, changing rain and snow patterns and more drought.
我們現在已經更頻繁地看見極端氣候：海平面上升、降雨量變化、雪的形式以及更多乾旱。
- Today, we are already seeing more extreme weather, rising seas, changing rain and snow patterns, and more drought.
這些影響，預計會隨著氣候變遷更加惡化。