drought

/draʊt/

n 干旱

记忆： dr(看作dry， 干燥的) + ought(应该) → 干旱时到处都应该很干燥 → 干旱

例句：...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。）

派生：dry；dried；dryish；drily；dryly；dryer

短语：drought resistance；drought relief；drought control

同近：shortage；deficiency；need；short of；want