"droughts" in Chinese (Simplified)

干旱

Definition

干旱是指长时间几乎没有降雨的时期，导致水资源短缺，使植物、动物和人类的生存变得困难。

常用于气候或环境领域。单数指一次严重干旱，复数表示多次或多个地区发生的干旱。常见搭配有“严重的干旱”、“持续的干旱”。不用来描述短暂的小范围干旱。

Farmers struggle during droughts because their crops do not get enough water.

农民们在**干旱**期间很难种植作物，因为作物得不到足够的水。

Droughts can cause rivers to dry up completely.

**干旱**会导致河流完全干涸。

Many animals die during severe droughts.

许多动物在严重的**干旱**期间死亡。

Some countries have faced record-breaking droughts in the past decade.

过去十年里，一些国家经历了创纪录的**干旱**。

Recurring droughts make it hard for communities to plan for the future.

反复发生的**干旱**让社区很难做未来规划。

After several years of droughts, the lake finally filled up again.

经历了几年的**干旱**后，湖泊终于再次蓄满水。