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dry adj.干的；干燥的；干旱的；口渴的；枯燥的v.（使）变干 (1) 土太干了，不能种东西。(2) 干燥的天气之后，人人都希望下雨。(3) 我们应该为更干旱的天气做准备。(4) 遇到这种炎热天气我总感到口渴。(5) 这本书枯燥无味。(6) 不要把面包放在桌上，它会变干的。(7) 我用毛巾擦干了双手和面部。 The Sahara Desert and crumbly chocolate cake are both dry. Dry is also a verb — when you paint your kitchen, you have to wait for the first coat to dry before you can add another. If someone says you have a dry sense of humor, they mean that you have a subtle style, keeping a straight face even when you say something outrageous.

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英 [draɪ] 美 [draɪ] (1) The soil is too dry for planting.(2) After these dry days, everyone hopes for rain.(3) We should prepare for more dry weather.(4) I always feel dry in this hot weather.(5) The book is as dry as dust.(6) The bread will dry out if it is left on the table.(7) I dry my hands and face with the towel. Things that are dry lack moisture. A desert or a dessert can be dry. If your eyes are dry, you’ve stopped crying. It’s also a flavor that means the opposite of sweet. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]干的；干燥的 If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it. Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth...用柔软的干布擦拭金属。Pat it dry with a soft towel...用柔软的毛巾将它拍干。Once the paint is dry, apply a coat of the red ochre emulsion paint...油漆干了后，涂一层发红的土黄色乳胶漆。The path was dry and slithery from the drought.小路因干旱变得又干又滑。dryness...the parched dryness of the air.干热的空气2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)变干；弄干；擦干 When something dries or when you dry it, it becomes dry.   [V]  [V n]The washing might dry outside today, the sun's shining...洗过的衣物可能今天晾在外面就能干，阳光正足。Leave your hair to dry naturally whenever possible...尽可能让头发自然晾干。Wash and dry the lettuce...将莴苣洗洗再晾干。Liz laughed again, got up from the water and began to dry herself.利兹又笑了，从水里站起来开始擦干身上的水。3[VERB 动词](洗后）擦干(盘、杯、刀、锅等) When you dry the dishes after a meal, you wipe the water off the plates, cups, knives, pans, and other things when they have been washed, using a cloth.   [V n]  [Also V]  [V P n (not pron)]  [Also V P]  [BRIT 英]Mrs. Madrigal began drying dishes.马德里加尔夫人开始擦干碟子。Dry up means the same as dry.dry up 同 dryHe got up and stood beside Julie, drying up the dishes while she washed.他站起身站在朱莉身旁，她洗碗碟，他擦干。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](皮肤或头发)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. Nothing looks worse than dry, cracked lips...没有什么比干燥开裂的嘴唇更难看的了。Dry hair can be damaged by washing it too frequently...干性头发洗得太频繁容易受损。My skin's been getting a little dry recently.我皮肤最近有点干。drynessDryness of the skin can also be caused by living in centrally heated homes and offices.长期呆在有中央供暖系统的住宅和办公室里也会引起皮肤干燥。5[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]干旱的；雨量少的；无雨的 If the weather or a period of time is dry, there is no rain or there is much less rain than average. Exceptionally dry weather over the past year had cut agricultural production...去年罕见的干旱天气已导致农业减产。The spring had been unusually dry and we received only two tenths of an inch of rain during the entire month of June.春天异常干旱，我们在整个 6 月只有 0.2 英寸的降雨量。6[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](地方或气候)少雨的，干燥的 A dry place or climate is one that gets very little rainfall.   [usu ADJ n]It was one of the driest and dustiest places in Africa.那是非洲最干旱、尘土最多的地方之一。...a hot, dry climate where the sun is shining all the time.终年阳光明媚的炎热干旱气候drynessHe was advised to spend time in the warmth and dryness of Italy.有人建议他去暖和而少雨的意大利呆一段时间。7[N-SING 单数名词]干燥；少雨 In the dry means in a place or at a time that is not damp, wet, or rainy.   [the N]  [mainly BRIT 主英]Such cars, however, do grip the road well, even in the dry.不过，这种车即使在干燥路面上也表现出了良好的抓地性能。8[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](通常指河流、湖泊或水井由于天热少雨而)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. The aquifer which had once fed the wells was pronounced dry...曾为水井供水的蓄水层正式宣告干涸了。The single-engine plane landed at a dry lake in western Arizona...单引擎飞机在亚利桑那州西部的一个干涸的湖底着陆了。In the end the Volga's waters will run dry.伏尔加河水终将干涸。9[ADJ 形容词](油井)枯竭的，不再产油的 If an oil well is dry, it is no longer producing any oil.   [usu v-link ADJ]To harvest oil and gas profitably from the North Sea, it must focus on the exploitation of small reserves as the big wells run dry.随着大型油井的枯竭，要想从北海的石油和天然气开采中盈利，必须着力于开采小储量的油井。10[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]口渴的；干渴的 If you are dry, you need to drink something.   [v-link ADJ]  [INFORMAL 非正式]She was suddenly thirsty and dry.她突然口渴了。11[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](因紧张、生病等)口干的，喉咙干的 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.   [usu v-link ADJ]His mouth was dry, he needed a drink...他口很干，需要喝上一杯。My throat was dry. I was at a loss for words.我喉咙很干，不知说什么才好。drynessSymptoms included frequent dryness in the mouth.症状包括经常口干舌燥。12[ADJ 形容词](咳嗽)无痰的，干咳的 A dry cough is one that does not produce any mucus.   [ADJ n]13[ADJ 形容词](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. There were few dry eyes in the house when I finished...我说完后房间里没几个人不掉泪的。She didn't wince and her eyes were dry. Talk about brave. She was unbelievable.她连眉头也未皱一下，也没哭。说到勇敢，她令人难以置信。14[ADJ 形容词]禁酒的 If a country, state, or city is dry, it has laws or rules which forbid anyone to drink, sell, or buy alcoholic drink.   [INFORMAL 非正式]Gujurat has been a totally dry state for the past thirty years.在过去的 30 年里古吉拉特一直是完全禁酒的一个州。15[ADJ 形容词]（被）吸干的；（被）榨干的 If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.   [v n ADJ]  [disapproval]...a shady rip-off industry that sucks its talent dry then discards it...见不得人的山寨行业吸干了它的才华后又将它抛弃He's just milking the company dry.他是要把公司榨干。16[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](幽默)不露声色的，含蓄不露的，机敏的 Dry humour is very amusing, but in a subtle and clever way.   [usu ADJ n]  [approval]Fulton has retained his dry humour...富尔顿保持着他含而不露的幽默。Mr Brooke is renowned for his dry wit.布鲁克先生因他不露声色的机智而闻名。drily'That is surprising.' — 'Hardly,' I said drily.“那真令人吃惊。”——“这有什么”我不露声色地说。...a frank and drily witty woman.坦诚又机智的女人drynessHer writing has a wry dryness.她的作品有一种冷嘲式的幽默。17[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]冷淡的；淡然的；不动感情的；冷冰冰的 If you describe a voice as dry, you mean that it is cold or dull, and does not express any emotions.   [WRITTEN 笔语]When he crept back to his desk, he heard the dry voice of Father Laurence.当他轻手轻脚地回到读经台时，他听到了劳伦斯神父冷冰冰的声音。drily'Possible,' I said drily, 'but not likely'.“也许，”我冷冷地说，“但可能性不大。”18[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]枯燥乏味的；干巴巴的；无趣的 If you describe something such as a book, play, or activity as dry, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.   [disapproval]...dry, academic phrases.枯燥无味的学术词汇A lot of the work was very dry and boring in Westminster.威斯敏斯特的许多工作非常枯燥无味令人厌烦。19[ADJ 形容词](面包或吐司)不涂黄油和果酱的 Dry bread or toast is plain and not covered with butter or jam.   [ADJ n]For breakfast, they had dry bread and tea.他们早餐吃了无黄油的面包，还喝了茶。20[ADJ 形容词](酒)无甜味的，干的 Dry sherry or wine does not have a sweet taste. ...a glass of chilled, dry white wine.一杯冰镇干白葡萄酒21  high and dry→see: high； home and dry→see: home； dried-up...a tuft or two of dried-up grass.一两簇枯草22[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](河流、湖泊或水井)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.   [V P]Reservoirs are drying up and farmers have begun to leave their land...水库逐渐干涸，农民开始背井离乡。The fountain is reputed never to dry up.这口泉号称从不干涸。dried-up...a dried-up river bed.干涸的河床23[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]（供应）枯竭，停止，中断 If a supply of something dries up, it stops.   [V P]Investment could dry up and that could cause the economy to falter...投资可能会中断，而这会引起经济衰退。Credit from foreign banks is drying up...外资银行的放贷金额持续萎缩，面临枯竭。The company laid off 65,000 workers after commercial-jet orders dried up.商务飞机订单减少后公司精减了 65,000 名工人。24[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]无话可说；突然住口 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.   [V P]If you ask her what she's good at she will dry up after two minutes.如果你问她擅长什么，两分钟后她就没话说了。25  →see: dry 3； 26See also:dried-up；drying up；  相关词组：dry off dry out dry up

英语单词	dry
英美音标	英 [draɪ] 美 [draɪ]
中文释义	adj.干的；干燥的；干旱的；口渴的；枯燥的 v.（使）变干
英语例句	(1) The soil is too dry for planting. (2) After these dry days, everyone hopes for rain. (3) We should prepare for more dry weather. (4) I always feel dry in this hot weather. (5) The book is as dry as dust. (6) The bread will dry out if it is left on the table. (7) I dry my hands and face with the towel.
中文例句	(1) 土太干了，不能种东西。 (2) 干燥的天气之后，人人都希望下雨。 (3) 我们应该为更干旱的天气做准备。 (4) 遇到这种炎热天气我总感到口渴。 (5) 这本书枯燥无味。 (6) 不要把面包放在桌上，它会变干的。 (7) 我用毛巾擦干了双手和面部。
vocabulary简明	Things that are dry lack moisture. A desert or a dessert can be dry. If your eyes are dry, you’ve stopped crying. It’s also a flavor that means the opposite of sweet.
vocabulary扩展	The Sahara Desert and crumbly chocolate cake are both dry. Dry is also a verb — when you paint your kitchen, you have to wait for the first coat to dry before you can add another. If someone says you have a dry sense of humor, they mean that you have a subtle style, keeping a straight face even when you say something outrageous.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]干的；干燥的 If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it. Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth... 用柔软的干布擦拭金属。 Pat it dry with a soft towel... 用柔软的毛巾将它拍干。 Once the paint is dry, apply a coat of the red ochre emulsion paint... 油漆干了后，涂一层发红的土黄色乳胶漆。 The path was dry and slithery from the drought. 小路因干旱变得又干又滑。 dryness ...the parched dryness of the air. 干热的空气 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)变干；弄干；擦干 When something dries or when you dry it, it becomes dry. [V] [V n] The washing might dry outside today, the sun's shining... 洗过的衣物可能今天晾在外面就能干，阳光正足。 Leave your hair to dry naturally whenever possible... 尽可能让头发自然晾干。 Wash and dry the lettuce... 将莴苣洗洗再晾干。 Liz laughed again, got up from the water and began to dry herself. 利兹又笑了，从水里站起来开始擦干身上的水。 3 [VERB 动词](洗后）擦干(盘、杯、刀、锅等) When you dry the dishes after a meal, you wipe the water off the plates, cups, knives, pans, and other things when they have been washed, using a cloth. [V n] [Also V] [V P n (not pron)] [Also V P] [BRIT 英] Mrs. Madrigal began drying dishes. 马德里加尔夫人开始擦干碟子。 Dry up means the same as dry.dry up 同 dry He got up and stood beside Julie, drying up the dishes while she washed. 他站起身站在朱莉身旁，她洗碗碟，他擦干。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](皮肤或头发)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. Nothing looks worse than dry, cracked lips... 没有什么比干燥开裂的嘴唇更难看的了。 Dry hair can be damaged by washing it too frequently... 干性头发洗得太频繁容易受损。 My skin's been getting a little dry recently. 我皮肤最近有点干。 dryness Dryness of the skin can also be caused by living in centrally heated homes and offices. 长期呆在有中央供暖系统的住宅和办公室里也会引起皮肤干燥。 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]干旱的；雨量少的；无雨的 If the weather or a period of time is dry, there is no rain or there is much less rain than average. Exceptionally dry weather over the past year had cut agricultural production... 去年罕见的干旱天气已导致农业减产。 The spring had been unusually dry and we received only two tenths of an inch of rain during the entire month of June. 春天异常干旱，我们在整个 6 月只有 0.2 英寸的降雨量。 6 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](地方或气候)少雨的，干燥的 A dry place or climate is one that gets very little rainfall. [usu ADJ n] It was one of the driest and dustiest places in Africa. 那是非洲最干旱、尘土最多的地方之一。 ...a hot, dry climate where the sun is shining all the time. 终年阳光明媚的炎热干旱气候 dryness He was advised to spend time in the warmth and dryness of Italy. 有人建议他去暖和而少雨的意大利呆一段时间。 7 [N-SING 单数名词]干燥；少雨 In the dry means in a place or at a time that is not damp, wet, or rainy. [the N] [mainly BRIT 主英] Such cars, however, do grip the road well, even in the dry. 不过，这种车即使在干燥路面上也表现出了良好的抓地性能。 8 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](通常指河流、湖泊或水井由于天热少雨而)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. The aquifer which had once fed the wells was pronounced dry... 曾为水井供水的蓄水层正式宣告干涸了。 The single-engine plane landed at a dry lake in western Arizona... 单引擎飞机在亚利桑那州西部的一个干涸的湖底着陆了。 In the end the Volga's waters will run dry. 伏尔加河水终将干涸。 9 [ADJ 形容词](油井)枯竭的，不再产油的 If an oil well is dry, it is no longer producing any oil. [usu v-link ADJ] To harvest oil and gas profitably from the North Sea, it must focus on the exploitation of small reserves as the big wells run dry. 随着大型油井的枯竭，要想从北海的石油和天然气开采中盈利，必须着力于开采小储量的油井。 10 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]口渴的；干渴的 If you are dry, you need to drink something. [v-link ADJ] [INFORMAL 非正式] She was suddenly thirsty and dry. 她突然口渴了。 11 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](因紧张、生病等)口干的，喉咙干的 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. [usu v-link ADJ] His mouth was dry, he needed a drink... 他口很干，需要喝上一杯。 My throat was dry. I was at a loss for words. 我喉咙很干，不知说什么才好。 dryness Symptoms included frequent dryness in the mouth. 症状包括经常口干舌燥。 12 [ADJ 形容词](咳嗽)无痰的，干咳的 A dry cough is one that does not produce any mucus. [ADJ n] 13 [ADJ 形容词](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. There were few dry eyes in the house when I finished... 我说完后房间里没几个人不掉泪的。 She didn't wince and her eyes were dry. Talk about brave. She was unbelievable. 她连眉头也未皱一下，也没哭。说到勇敢，她令人难以置信。 14 [ADJ 形容词]禁酒的 If a country, state, or city is dry, it has laws or rules which forbid anyone to drink, sell, or buy alcoholic drink. [INFORMAL 非正式] Gujurat has been a totally dry state for the past thirty years. 在过去的 30 年里古吉拉特一直是完全禁酒的一个州。 15 [ADJ 形容词]（被）吸干的；（被）榨干的 If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left. [v n ADJ] [disapproval] ...a shady rip-off industry that sucks its talent dry then discards it... 见不得人的山寨行业吸干了它的才华后又将它抛弃 He's just milking the company dry. 他是要把公司榨干。 16 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](幽默)不露声色的，含蓄不露的，机敏的 Dry humour is very amusing, but in a subtle and clever way. [usu ADJ n] [approval] Fulton has retained his dry humour... 富尔顿保持着他含而不露的幽默。 Mr Brooke is renowned for his dry wit. 布鲁克先生因他不露声色的机智而闻名。 drily 'That is surprising.' — 'Hardly,' I said drily. “那真令人吃惊。”——“这有什么”我不露声色地说。 ...a frank and drily witty woman. 坦诚又机智的女人 dryness Her writing has a wry dryness. 她的作品有一种冷嘲式的幽默。 17 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]冷淡的；淡然的；不动感情的；冷冰冰的 If you describe a voice as dry, you mean that it is cold or dull, and does not express any emotions. [WRITTEN 笔语] When he crept back to his desk, he heard the dry voice of Father Laurence. 当他轻手轻脚地回到读经台时，他听到了劳伦斯神父冷冰冰的声音。 drily 'Possible,' I said drily, 'but not likely'. “也许，”我冷冷地说，“但可能性不大。” 18 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]枯燥乏味的；干巴巴的；无趣的 If you describe something such as a book, play, or activity as dry, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting. [disapproval] ...dry, academic phrases. 枯燥无味的学术词汇 A lot of the work was very dry and boring in Westminster. 威斯敏斯特的许多工作非常枯燥无味令人厌烦。 19 [ADJ 形容词](面包或吐司)不涂黄油和果酱的 Dry bread or toast is plain and not covered with butter or jam. [ADJ n] For breakfast, they had dry bread and tea. 他们早餐吃了无黄油的面包，还喝了茶。 20 [ADJ 形容词](酒)无甜味的，干的 Dry sherry or wine does not have a sweet taste. ...a glass of chilled, dry white wine. 一杯冰镇干白葡萄酒 21 high and dry→see: high ； home and dry→see: home ； dried-up ...a tuft or two of dried-up grass. 一两簇枯草 22 [PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](河流、湖泊或水井)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. [V P] Reservoirs are drying up and farmers have begun to leave their land... 水库逐渐干涸，农民开始背井离乡。 The fountain is reputed never to dry up. 这口泉号称从不干涸。 dried-up ...a dried-up river bed. 干涸的河床 23 [PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]（供应）枯竭，停止，中断 If a supply of something dries up, it stops. [V P] Investment could dry up and that could cause the economy to falter... 投资可能会中断，而这会引起经济衰退。 Credit from foreign banks is drying up... 外资银行的放贷金额持续萎缩，面临枯竭。 The company laid off 65,000 workers after commercial-jet orders dried up. 商务飞机订单减少后公司精减了 65,000 名工人。 24 [PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]无话可说；突然住口 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. [V P] If you ask her what she's good at she will dry up after two minutes. 如果你问她擅长什么，两分钟后她就没话说了。 25 →see: dry 3 ； 26 See also:dried-up ；drying up ；相关词组： dry off dry out dry up

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