查词 - dry

dry

adj

verb

draɪ adj

NOT WET

不湿的

without water or liquid inside or on the surface 干的，干燥的;

I need to change into some dry clothes .

我要换上干衣服。

Make sure that the surface is clean and dry before you start to paint.

油漆之前一定先要确保表面清洁干燥。

You should store disks in a cool, dry place.

你应该把磁盘存放在阴凉干燥的地方。

shake/rub/wipe etc sth dry

Jean rubbed her hair dry.

琼把自己的头发擦干了。

The path is dry as a bone (=very dry) .

这条小道很干燥。

WEATHER

天气

having very little rain or MOISTURE 干旱的，干燥的;

The weather was hot and dry.

天气炎热而又干燥。

Eastern areas should stay dry tomorrow.

东部地区明天将仍然干燥。

the dry season

旱季

These plants do not grow well in dry conditions (=when there is not much rain) .

这些植物在干旱的环境中长不好。

a prolonged dry spell (=period)

一段持续的干旱天气

dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc

without enough of the liquid or oil that is normally in your mouth, skin etc 干燥的嘴巴/皮肤/嘴唇/头发等;

His heart was pounding and his mouth was dry.

他心里怦怦跳，嘴巴发干。

Mary has dry, sensitive skin.

玛丽的皮肤干燥而敏感。

a shampoo for dry hair

适用于干性发质的洗发液

She licked her dry lips.

她舔了舔干燥的嘴唇。

run/go dry

if a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rain 〔湖泊、河流等〕干涸

The river ran dry last summer.

去年夏天这条河干涸了。

HUMOUR

幽默

someone with a dry sense of humour says funny and clever things while seeming to be serious 冷面滑稽的

He had a delightfully dry sense of humour.

他具有一种很逗人的冷面滑稽的幽默感。

BORING

枯燥乏味的

boring, very serious, and without humour 乏味的，无趣的

In schools, science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner.

在学校，自然科学往往用枯燥乏味的方式来讲授。

a dry debate on policies

对政策的乏味辩论

dry cough

a cough which does not produce any PHLEGM 干咳

dry wine/sherry etc

wine etc that is not sweet 干葡萄酒/雪利酒等

a glass of dry white wine

一杯干白葡萄酒

WITHOUT ALCOHOL

无酒的

not drinking alcohol, or not allowing any alcohol to be sold 不喝酒的; 不允许出售酒精饮料的

Paula had been dry for a year before she started drinking again.

葆拉一年没喝酒后又开始喝了起来。

Kuwait’s a dry country.

科威特是个禁酒的国家。

VOICE

声音

showing no emotion when you speak 冷漠的，没有感情的

‘Good evening gentlemen,’ he said, in a dry voice.

“先生们，晚上好。”他冷冰冰地说道。

dry bread/toast

11. bread etc eaten on its own without anything such as butter or JAM spread on it 未涂黄油（果酱）的面包/吐司

THIRSTY

口渴的

thirsty 口干的，口渴的 informal

not a dry eye in the house

13. used to say that everyone was crying because something was very sad – often used humorously 〔因伤心之事〕在场众人无不泪眼汪汪〔常为幽默用法〕

verb

14 to make something dry, or to become dry （使）变干，把…弄干

Mrs Brown hung the washing on the line to dry.

布朗太太把洗好的衣服挂在绳上晾干。

He was drying his hair with a towel.

他在用毛巾擦干头发。

Mary dried her hands .

玛丽把手擦干。

Leave the first coat of paint to dry before adding another.

等第一遍油漆干后再刷第二遍。

She stood up and dried her eyes (=wiped away her tears) .

她站起身，擦干眼泪。

dry yourself

He quickly dried himself on the thin towel.

他用那块薄薄的毛巾很快把身体擦干了。

dry up

also 又作 to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed 擦干（洗好的盘、碟等） BrE

You wash and I’ll dry.

你洗盘碟，我来擦干。

Shall I dry up these glasses?

我来把这些玻璃杯擦干好吗？

16 to become dry or to make something dry, especially on the surface （使）变干，把〔某物〕弄干

We swam in the sea, then stretched out on the sand to dry off.

我们在海里游了泳，然后伸开手脚躺在沙滩上把自己晾干。

dry sth ↔ off

He dried the camera off, hoping it would still work.

他把照相机擦干，希望它还能使用。

17 to become completely dry or to make something completely dry, especially after it has been very wet （使）干透，使〔某物〕完全变干

In summer, water the plants regularly and never let the soil dry out.

夏天要经常给植物浇水，不要让土干透。

dry sth ↔ out

The kitchen was flooded and it took ages to dry it out.

厨房里水漫金山，过了很长时间才完全变干。

dry (sb) out

to stop drinking alcohol after you have become an ALCOHOLIC , or to make someone do this （使）（某人）戒酒瘾

He’s been drying out at a private clinic.

他在一家私人诊所戒酒。

The hospital dried Michael out and sent him home.

这家医院帮助迈克尔戒酒并送他回家了。

COME TO AN END

枯竭

if a supply of something dries up, it comes to an end and no more is available 〔供应等〕耗尽，枯竭

Foreign investment may dry up.

外资可能枯竭。

The work soon dried up.

工作很快就没有了。

RIVER/LAKE ETC

河流/湖泊等

if something such as a river dries up, the water in it disappears 干涸

Across central and west Texas, waterholes and wells have dried up.

在得克萨斯州整个中部和西部，水坑和水井都干涸了。

dry sth ↔ up

Taking too much water for household use is drying up the river.

民用水量过多使这条河日益干涸了。

STOP TALKING

停止说话

if someone dries up, they stop talking 停下来不说话，说不出话来

‘It was – ’ She dried up again.

“那是 — ”她又说不出来了。

Everyone became embarrassed and conversation dried up.

大家都很尴尬，谈话停了下来。

PLATES/DISHES ETC

盘子/碟子等

to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed 用布擦干〔洗好的盘、碟等〕 BrE

dry sth ↔ up

I’ll just dry up these mugs and we can have a coffee.

我这就把这些大杯子擦干，然后我们可以喝咖啡。