干旱的英文：
drought
arid
dry

参考例句：

The arid deserts of Africa
非洲的干旱沙漠

The land is cheerless and barren, arid as the Sahara
这片土地荒凉而贫瘠，干旱得一如撒哈拉。

He traveled homeward through a region made barren by drought and dust storms. On the way he met Jim Casy an expreacher.
他穿过一片由干旱和沙暴造成的荒凉不毛的地区。在旅途中，他遇到了吉姆·凯西，一名前传教士。

thirsty fields
干旱的田地

rationing water during the drought.
在干旱时期定量供应水

They watered the thirsty fields.
他们给干旱的土地灌水。

The drought caused crop failure.
干旱造成农作物歉收。

The fields are thirsty for rain.
田地干旱，需要雨水。

The lake ran dry during the drought.
干旱时期湖水干涸。

Nothing grows in these arid conditions.
在这些干旱环境中,寸草不生.

drought是什么意思：
n. 干旱，旱灾；旱季；枯竭

The drought began to remit.
旱情开始缓和。

The drought caused crop failure.
干旱造成农作物歉收。

There is a recordation of this drought in the local chronicles
地方志中有关于这次旱灾的记载。

arid是什么意思：
adj. 干燥的，不毛的

The region is semiarid to arid in overall climate.
这个地区总体上是半干旱至干旱气候。

The broom grows down the arid sandhill.
金雀草蔓延在干燥的沙丘下。

He is tired of the arid studies that have produced nothing new
他对这些没有新意的枯燥乏味的研究感到厌倦。

dry是什么意思：
adj. 干燥的；干旱的；（酒）不甜的；（使）口渴的；
v. 使干燥；变干；晒干；风干

A kiln for drying hops or malt or drying and curing tobacco.
烘炉烘啤酒花或麦芽或烘烤加工烟草的干窑

The ship was dry and no liquor was allowed.
船上是禁酒的，不准卖含酒精的饮料。

The work will drain him dry.
那工作会耗尽他的精力。