noun · neutral
drought
/draʊt/DROUGHT
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a long period without rain, causing water shortage
Examples
“The region suffered a severe drought that ruined crops.”
“Farmers are worried because another drought could destroy their harvest.”
“Water restrictions were imposed after months of drought.”
Band 8 sentence
“Extended droughts in the region have made traditional farming unsustainable, forcing many families to migrate to cities in search of work.”
Collocations
- severe drought
- prolonged drought
- suffer a drought
Word family
drought noundroughty adjective (hiếm)
Common mistakes
There is long drought→There is a long drought
dry season = drought→drought
Say it for a higher band
5dry season→6dry spell→7+drought
Synonyms
dry spell
Easily confused
dry spell
“We had a dry spell in June but the rains returned in July.”
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