drought

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

droughtsdrouthdruft

1.
(countable, uncountable)A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
His village had faced a drought twice.
The weather looked like drought―a thoroughly wicked drought; if the rain did not come before long, their crops would be burnt up.
2.
(broadly, countable, informal, uncountable)(by extension, informal) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.
Đồng nghĩa: losing streak
3.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)dryness, aridness, dry heat

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Đồng nghĩa

losing streak

Trái nghĩa

winning streak

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English droughte, droghte, drouȝte, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with droogte, Dröögde. en dry t.