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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

dry

英  [draɪ]
    

[ADJ, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • drier , dryer , driest

    1. 干的 , 干燥的

    If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth.

    用柔软的干布把这金属擦干净。

    例：

    Pat it dry with a soft towel.

    用柔软的毛巾将它轻轻拍干。

    2. （皮肤、头发）发干的 , 无水分的

    If you say that your skin or hair is dry, you mean that it is less oily than, or not as soft as, normal.

    双语例句

    例：

    Nothing looks worse than dry, cracked lips.

    没有什么比干裂的嘴唇看上去更糟糕了。

    3. 干旱的

    If the weather or a period of time is dry, there is no rain or there is much less rain than average.

    双语例句

    例：

    Exceptionally dry weather over the past year had cut agricultural production.

    过去一年里异常干旱的气候降低了农业产量。

    4. 干旱的 , 干燥的

    A dry place or climate is one that gets very little rainfall.

    近义词

    arid

    双语例句

    例：

    It was one of the driest and dustiest places in Africa.

    这里是非洲最干旱、灰尘最多的地方之一。

    5. 干涸的

    If a river, lake, or well is dry, it is empty of water, usually because of hot weather and lack of rain.

    双语例句

    例：

    The aquifer which had once fed the wells was pronounced dry.

    曾经给这些井提供水源的蓄水层已被宣告枯竭。

    6. （油井）不再产油的

    If an oil well is dry, it is no longer producing any oil.

    双语例句

    例：

    To harvest oil and gas profitably from the North Sea, we must focus on the exploitation of small reserves as the big wells run dry.

    由于大油井的枯竭，要想从北海石油和天然气开采中获利，我们必须把精力集中于小储量的油井上。

    7. （口、咽）干的

    If your mouth or throat is dry, it has little or no saliva in it, and so feels very unpleasant, perhaps because you are tense or ill.

    双语例句

    例：

    His mouth was still dry, he would certainly be glad of a drink.

    他的口还是干，当然会乐于喝一杯了。

    8. （眼睛）无泪的

    If someone has dry eyes, there are no tears in their eyes; often used with negatives or in contexts where you are expressing surprise that they are not crying.

    双语例句

    例：

    There were few dry eyes in the house when I finished.

    当我说完后，屋里几乎没有人不掉眼泪的。

    9. 冷面的（幽默）

    Dry humour is very amusing, but in a subtle and clever way.

    近义词

    witty

    双语例句

    例：

    Though the pressure Fulton is under must be considerable, he has retained his dry humour.

    虽然富尓顿肯定承受着相当大的压力，但他还保持着冷面幽默。

    10. 枯燥乏味的

    If you describe something such as a book, play, or activity as dry, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.

    双语例句

    例：

    My eyelids were drooping over the dry, academic phrases.

    这些枯燥乏味的学术用语让我的眼皮直向下耷拉。

    11. 无甜味的（酒）

    Dry sherry or wine does not have a sweet taste.

    双语例句

    例：

    a glass of chilled, dry white wine.

    一杯冰镇干白葡萄酒。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • dry out

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使…干硬 , 干硬

    If something dries out or is dried out, it loses all the moisture that was in it and becomes hard.

    双语例句

    例：

    If the soil is allowed to dry out the tree could die.

    如果任土壤干硬，这棵树就会死掉。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 使…戒酒 , 戒酒

    If someone dries out or is dried out, they stop drinking alcohol.

    双语例句

    例：

    He checked into Cedars Sinai Hospital to dry out.

    他住进了雪松西奈医院去戒酒。

  • dry up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使…干枯 , 干枯

    If something dries up or if something dries it up, it loses all its moisture and becomes completely dry and shrivelled or hard.

    双语例句

    例：

    As the day goes on, the pollen dries up and becomes hard.

    随着日子一天天过去，花粉变得又干又硬。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 干涸

    If a river, lake, or well dries up, it becomes empty of water, usually because of hot weather and a lack of rain.

    双语例句

    例：

    Reservoirs are drying up and farmers have begun to leave their land in search of water.

    水库正在干涸，农民开始离开家园去寻找水源。

    3. [PHRASAL 短语] （供应）停止

    If a supply of something dries up, it stops.

    双语例句

    例：

    The main source of income, tourism, is expected to dry up completely this summer.

    作为主要收入来源的旅游业预计今年夏天会完全无望。

    4. [PHRASAL 短语] （讲话时）语塞

    If you dry up when you are speaking, you stop in the middle of what you were saying, because you cannot think what to say next.

    双语例句

    例：

    When he turned around and saw her, his conversation dried up.

    他转过身来看见她时，一下子说不出话来。

    VERB. 动词

  • dries , drying , dried

    1. [I 不及物动词] 使…变干 , 变干

    When something dries or when you dry it, it becomes dry.

    双语例句

    例：

    Let your hair dry naturally whenever possible.

    无论何时尽可能让你的头发自然晾干。

    2. [T 及物动词] 擦干

    When you dry the dishes after a meal, you wipe the water off the plates, cups, cutlery, pans, and other things when they have been washed, using a cloth.

    近义词

    wipe

    双语例句

    例：

    Mrs Madrigal picked up a towel and began drying dishes next to her daughter.

    马德里格夫人拿起一条毛巾，开始擦干她女儿旁边的盘子。

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