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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Drought \Drought\, n. [OE. droght, drougth, dru??, AS. druga?,
   from drugian to dry. See {Dry}, and cf. {Drouth}, which shows
   the original final sound.]
   1. Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such
      dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents
      the growth of plants; aridity.

            The drought of March hath pierced to the root.
                                                  --Chaucer.

            In a drought the thirsty creatures cry. --Dryden.

   2. Thirst; want of drink. --Johnson.

   3. Scarcity; lack.

            A drought of Christian writers caused a dearth of
            all history.                          --Fuller.

资料来源 : WordNet®

drought
     n 1: a temporary shortage of rainfall
     2: a prolonged shortage