| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_not-getting-much-or-any-rain |
| 释义 | not getting much or any rainThese words describe a climate or a place that is very dry because of a lack of rain. One common word for this is dry. Dry is used to describe either a climate or place that habitually does not get much rain, or a time during which no rain falls. I love living in a dry climate. We've had such a dry summer. The weather today will be sunny and dry. One opposite of dry is humid. A humid climate is one where there is always moisture in the air. The rainforest is always so humid and rainy. For more opposites of dry, see the articles at humid or rainy. A place or a situation where no rain has fallen for a long period of time can be called bone-dry. Bone-dry conditions have increased wildfire risks in the region dramatically. The mountains have been bone dry through this drought. There are more specialized words to talk about climates or places that do not get much rain. Arid is used to describe climates or places that do not have enough rain for most plants to live. Semi-arid and subarid both refer to climates or places that are mostly dry but sometimes receive a small amount of rain. Hyper-arid is used to describe climates or places that are extremely dry where almost nothing can grow. These lizards thrive in an arid climate. In these semi-arid states, water is scarce and water rights for irrigation are quite expensive. The subarid, high-altitude grasslands cannot support too many grazing animals. The Sahara Desert is one of the largest hyper-arid regions of the world. A place that is very dry and sunny often, sometimes in a pleasant way, can be called sun-baked. We spent our holiday on the sun-baked shores of Capri. If a place or the ground of a place is very dry from too much heat, especially in an unpleasant way, you can call it parched. Years of drought left the farmland parched and brown. Related articleshaving the liquid removed to remove liquid from something to lose moisture and become dry |
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