drought

Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought .

在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。

The river ran dry during the drought .

这条河在干旱期间断流了。

The reservoir was low after the long drought .

久旱之后水库的水位下降了。

The south of the country was worst affected by the drought .

该国南方旱情最严重。

Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought .

由于发生旱灾，明年将有数百万人面临饥饿的威胁。

These weeks of drought have once again raised the spectre of widespread famine .

几星期来的干旱再次引起了群众对大饥荒的恐慌。

Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation

干旱让两百多万人濒临饿死。

In fact many food crops failed because of the drought .

实际上，因为干旱，很多粮食作物歉收。

More than seven million people have been affected by drought .

已有超过700万的民众受到旱灾的影响。

He said drought had led to severe crop failure for the second year running

他说干旱已经连续两年导致农作物严重歉收。

This would help the families to survive the drought without undue suffering

这会帮助那些家庭度过干旱期，不至于遭受太多的苦。

Last summer 's drought is a distant memory .

去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。

The drought there is the worst in a century .

这是一百年来最严重的旱灾。

Drought and famines have killed up to two million people here .

旱灾和饥荒夺去了这里200万人的生命。

Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive

专家们认为即将发生的旱灾将侵袭大片地区。

The summer drought has dealt a heavy blow to the government 's economic record

夏季的干旱已经对政府的经济业绩造成了沉重打击。

The port is vital to supply relief to millions of drought victims

这个港口对向数百万旱灾灾民提供救援物资是至关重要的。

A fifth year of drought is expected to have dramatic effects on the California economy

第五年遭受旱灾预计会对加利福尼亚的经济产生巨大的影响。

The drought there is stretching American resources

那里的旱灾正在耗尽美国的财力物力。

They were already under stress , thanks to the aftershock of last year 's drought .

去年遭受的旱灾让他们心有余悸、倍感忧虑。

The drought has severely disrupted agricultural production .

旱灾已严重影响了农业生产。

Thousands of refugees are trapped by war , drought and famine

成千上万的难民陷于战争、旱灾和饥荒之中。

The only reason I was divining for water was because of the drought .

我之所以探寻水源是因为发生了旱灾。

A prolonged drought had necessitated the introduction of water rationing

由于持续干旱，用水需要实行配给了。

If the climate gets drier , then the logical conclusion is that even more drought will occur

如果气候变得更干燥，必然会出现更多旱情。

Millions of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests .

几百万人因干旱和歉收而受到饥饿的威胁。

Farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions .

美国中西部农民眼睁睁地看着他们的庄稼旱死。

He told a press conference that Spain was suffering one of the worst droughts of the century .

他在记者招待会上说西班牙正遭受着本世纪最严重的旱灾之一。

The path was dry and slithery from the drought .

小路因干旱变得又干又滑。

And now the drought in Sudan

现在苏丹也有旱情。