English Dictionary

dry spell

名詞

比喩的用法

A drawn-out period where the weather has been dry, for an abnormally long time; shorter and not as severe as a drought.

日本語の意味

長期にわたって、雨がほとんど降らず、乾燥状態が続く期間。 / 通常の乾燥状態よりも長く持続するが、干ばつほど極端ではない乾燥の時期。

After a month-long dry spell, the farmers finally welcomed the first rain with open arms.

1か月にわたる干ばつの後、農家たちはついに最初の雨を心から歓迎した。

意味（1）

A drawn-out period where the weather has been dry, for an abnormally long time; shorter and not as severe as a drought.

Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell / Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high

意味（2）

(figuratively) A period or time where there is little activity, productivity, low income etc.

The first type is of course the dry spell when you can't think of any ideas. The second type is when kids just have a dry spell in writing.

意味（3）

(figuratively) A period of time without sexual intercourse.

There's no telling when the serial dating bug can strike. You may be just getting out of a serious relationship, marriage, or long dry spell. But one thing's for certain: when it does it can become a really hard habit to break.

dry spells （ plural ）