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dry spell

干旱期,旱季,旱灾,干旱

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a prolonged period of dry weather.
    • : a period of little or no productivity or activity, low income, etc.

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Examples

  • Ochoo blamed the region’s loss of tree cover for the long dry spells that had become more common.

  • Because of climate change, the prolonged dry spells of the past 10 years are much warmer and therefore more severe than those that occurred decades ago.

  • It can really make up for a little dry spell here or there, but certainly this year with the shortened season, it's great.

  • It is just as likely, however, that there will be a long dry spell and the Valley will find itself in a predicament similar to that faced by Seattle when it overrelied on Boeing.

  • Without Curry, Doncic has been forced to carry a massive shot-making and playmaking burden, prompting him to settle more often for low-percentage attempts and causing ugly dry spells when he is off the court.

  • “Then I learned he can't spell and is a manager at a CPK,” she said.

  • My understanding was that according to most Christian beliefs, being trans or gay was a sin, cut and dry.

  • Fold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.

  • Allow beans to cool completely then remove to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.

  • Even when he opens up, the sentences are wooden, the scenes sucked dry of emotion.

  • The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.

  • But Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.

  • Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.

  • The smoke from her kitchen fire rose white as she put in dry sumac to give it a start.

  • Turn we our backs to the cold gloomy north, to the wet windy west, to the dry parching east—on to the south!

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