drought

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  • n.旱灾；【气】干旱；旱季；〈比喻〉(长期的)缺乏
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n.
1.
【气】干旱;旱灾;旱季
2.
〈比喻〉(长期的)缺乏;枯竭

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全部全部,旱灾旱灾,干旱干旱,旱季旱季,〈比喻〉缺乏〈比喻〉缺乏
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1.
Water companies might have to invest in new reservoirs, and maybe build desalination plants to deal with droughts.
供水公司可能得投资建设新的水库，并建立海水淡化厂以应对干旱。
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2.
I had dealt with a lot of natural disasters as governor, including floods, droughts, and tornadoes, but I had never seen anything like this.
担任州长期间，我曾处理过不少自然灾害，包括洪水、旱灾和龙卷风，但我从未见过如此惨状。
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3.
Mr. Mwangi says the land used for animals is often not good enough for farming, especially during droughts.
Mwangi先生说，用于放牧的土地往往不适合耕种，尤其是在干旱期间。
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4.
In contrast, Mamba, a 35-year-old farmer in Malawi, has no desire to leave his village despite droughts and periods of acute hunger.
不同的是，35岁的马拉维农民Mamba不愿离开他的村子，尽管那里发生了干旱和严重的饥荒。
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5.
I worked in northern Kenya, trying to help struggling pastoralist communities survive successive droughts.
我曾在肯尼亚北部工作，努力帮助苦苦挣扎的牧民度过连续的干旱。
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6.
As well as droughts, floods and other extreme events, the next few years are also likely to be the hottest on record, scientists say.
科学家们说，未来几年内，除了干旱、洪水和其它极端气候事件以外，可能还会出现有史以来最热的天气。
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7.
Monsoons and droughts are not unusual, but forests can hold some of that excess water and release it in the dry season.
雨季与干旱并非罕见，但森林可在雨季保持部分多余水分，并在旱季放出水分。
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8.
An expert said the dating is significant because some researchers have blamed the extinctions on extended droughts that occurred later.
一位专家说，这次年代测定具有重要意义，因为有些研究者把动物绝种归咎于发生较晚的长期干旱。
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9.
Deforestation has traditionally been a major problem for farmers. Few trees remain to protect soil from floods, droughts and severe storms.
森林坎伐历来是农民们的大问题。几乎没有树木能被保留下来阻挡洪水，预防干旱并抵御强风。
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10.
Natural phenomena like droughts, floods, and insects are the bane of every farmer.
诸如干旱，洪水，虫灾等自然灾害是每个农民的噩梦。
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