Definition of dry in English:

dry

adjectivedrier, driest drʌɪdraɪ

1Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.
干的；干爽的
the jacket kept me warm and dry
穿这件夹克衫使我觉得既暖和又干爽。
he wiped the table dry with his shirt
他用自己的衬衣把它擦干。
Example sentencesExamples
- The affected areas should be kept as dry and as free of friction as possible.
- She climbed onto the rock and patted herself dry with one of the blankets.
- She managed to stay mostly dry, but the cuffs of her pants were damp.
- Katy finally broke free of the dry vegetation and hurried off the path and to the guard rail that separated her from Justin.
- I got out and wiped myself dry with a white fluffy towel.
- They also require housing in shelter that is warm, dry and as draught free as possible.
- Water the plant when the soil surface feels dry to a light touch.
- Traffic constable Paul Davenport told the inquest that at the time of the accident, the road was dry, clean and free from any obstruction.
- She sighed, realizing Hawk was right: she needed to let these clothes dry.
- In the fortunate first world, we are warm, fed and dry, and largely free of the famines, pains and diseases that brought misery to our forefathers.
- Strain the yolk through a muslin cloth into a clean dry bowl.
- The central glasshouse had two lean-to hothouses, one dry for cacti, the other humid for tropical plants.
- No single profession has as its duty the obligation to provide a building that is dry and free of mold growth.
- Drain and place the blanched vegetables on an absorbent cloth and pat them dry.
- Meanwhile, the fire was busy, the wood was dry and free, and his thoughts ran just as freely on future good times until he too dozed in front of the blaze.
- Her blue jeans were beginning to grow damp and she longed for the feel of dry clothes and a warm blanket.
- When cleaning the body of the light, it is recommended to use a dry, lint free cloth for the best possible result.
- If the soil seems too dry or too moist, adjust the controller.
- Wipe the screen daily using window cleaner, then polish it with a clean dry cloth.
- Water regularly during growth and bloom, then keep the soil fairly dry during summer.
Synonyms
parched, dried, withered, shrivelled, wilted, wizened
crisp, crispy, brittle
dehydrated, desiccated, sun-baked
sapless, juiceless
hard, hardened, dried out, stale, old, past its best, past its sell-by date, off
1. 1.1 (of paint, ink, etc.) having lost all wetness or moisture over a period of time.
  已干的，干了的
  wait until the paint is dry
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is not the first time that a ceasefire has been broken before the ink is dry.
  I had very little time to get used to this one - it was whisked off to London almost before the paint was dry - so I began to have my doubts about it.
  We applied a solid area of color first, and then we invented decorative patterns over the dry paint.
  Nowadays, the iconoclastic Vasan is almost an icon and his material is sometimes snapped up even before the paint is dry.
  The ink is hardly dry on young Hay's new three-year contract.
  After the paint was dry, students had the option of using oil pastels to add even more pattern to their paintings.
  When the paint is dry, brush on white crafts glue - which dries clear - and adhere glass seed beads.
  It happened in 1983 and it happened in 1993 and if it happens next weekend, the record books will have to be re-written before the ink is properly dry.
  Windows started falling out of the hotels before the paint was dry.
  They knew the city might well end the practice before they could obtain a license, and they knew the courts could nullify the marriage before the ink was dry.
  After the paint was dry, I roughed up the edges with sandpaper to reveal the wood underneath for an old, worn look.
  After I had made sure that the ink was dry, I picked it up, and headed out to find the things on the list.
  Well apparently, the dating scene there is about as exciting as dry paint.
  When paint is dry, peel off laminate's backing and position the stencil on the pot where you want it.
  When I got back, the paint was dry, so I got on with the second coat and ended up almost as painty as I had been before I went to the gym.
  We were a mess, both covered with dry paint, and rehearsals for one of my most important scenes had already begun!
  When the paint is dry to the touch, you can continue playing and building texture.
  No matter if the paint is barely dry on the sign hanging outside the bistro, Mike has been there before me.
  The ink is barely dry on the deal, but already interested parties in Australia are focussing on the process ahead.
  The trouble with such documents, as the many amendments to the US and other constitutions testify, is that they are obsolete as soon as the ink is dry.
2. 1.2 For use without liquid.
  干用的，不用水的
  the conversion of dry latrines into the flushing type
  由无水公厕到冲水公厕的转变。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But even where activists have successfully sealed dry latrines, the fate of the people is pathetic.
  The camp has solar panels, revolutionary dry latrines, a whole lot of candlelight and kerosene light, and a mandate to be good to the land and people.
  Recommendations resulting from the meeting included the use of dry sanitation facilities in informal settlements.
  Under this Act construction of a dry latrine and its manual cleaning was made an offence.
  Calvert points out that the floods triggered by the recent storm surge had demonstrated the eco friendly nature of the dry latrines.
  His duties consisted of grooming the magistrate's horse, cleaning out the stable, cutting firewood and keeping clean the dry earth closet out in the yard.
  The modernization will change the cement-making process from the wet, slurry-type process used now to a state-of-the-art dry process that will increase production about 40 percent.
3. 1.3 With little or no rainfall or humidity.
  干旱的；干燥的
  the West Coast has had two dry winters in a row
  西海岸已连续经历了两个干燥的冬季。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is seldom a long dry spell and rainfall is abundant.
  During the growing season, keep the roots moist in dry weather and take care when weeding, as blackcurrants are shallow-rooted.
  During the summer, keep them moist in dry weather, apply a liquid feed every three weeks and, if necessary, give the plants a support to prevent damage by wind and heavy rain.
  When temperatures drop, so does the skin's moisture level - a direct result of dehydrating cold, dry air.
  The drought belt of Africa has had almost two decades of exceptionally dry weather.
  The polar continental is usually a dry air mass, having little distance to travel over the sea.
  Their shade reduces evaporation and keeps the soil moist during the dry season, and their roots protect the banks from erosion.
  The cold winters and dry climate would stress the animals all across the Northern Hemisphere.
  While very little rain falls during the dry season, the amount that does fall is more variable than during the wet season.
  It was a dry month, with rainfall being only 47 per cent of average and reservoirs only 59 per cent full.
  New South Wales has entered an early bush fire season, which is being exacerbated by extremely low levels of rainfall, dry winds and high temperatures.
  Testing during extremely dry weather or when the ground is frozen may be less desirable.
  Ghana's subequatorial climate is warm and humid, with distinct alternations between rainy summer and dry winters.
  Saturday and Sunday looks like being drier at the moment with the chance of a light frost overnight.
  It was lovely weather and we had an indoor BBQ since there was a ban on any outdoor burning because of the dry weather we have been having the last couple of weeks.
  Overall, the climate is humid and cool, with very wet winters and dry summers.
  If they have good root systems they can withstand severe dry spells without injury.
  But Scotland and Northern Ireland will see the best of the weather with mostly dry spells.
  In the winter, the winds reverse and blow in a seaward direction, which is the reason why Indian winters are so dry.
  On my first visit to the short grass plains of the southern Serengeti, they were as parched and dry as any desert.
  Synonyms
  arid, parched, scorched, baked, burned, dried up/out, torrid, hot, sizzling, burning
  waterless, moistureless, rainless
  dehydrated, desiccated
  thirsty
  as dry as a bone, bone dry, as dry as dust
  rare droughty, torrefied
4. 1.4 (of a river, lake, or stream) empty of water as a result of lack of rainfall.
  （河，湖，溪流）干涸的
  the river is always dry at this time of year
  每年的这个时候这条河总是干涸的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Scientists hope that some of those rocks contain sediments that will reveal information about past conditions in the crater, which could be a dry lake bed.
  On a typical summer day, several dozen dust devils spin across the dry lake bed in Nevada's Eldorado Valley.
  The dams were empty, the creek was dry, all I had was two bores.
  The riverine woodland diminishes daily and most rivers are dry for some of the year.
  We swooped along a dry river bed to land near the Settlers Arms Inn, in St Albans.
  They began some 190,000 years ago when a major volcano blew its top, spewing molten lava into nearby dry river beds.
  The area consists of steep mountains rising to around 1,500 metres with flat valleys, and the area is peppered with sand dunes and dry lakes.
  When water from a nearby active stream flooded into the dry watercourse, the nests and eggs, like those on the flats, were inundated with mud.
  The withered trees and dry streams portray the grim situation.
  During the summer, the river was dry from its source near Kemble to Cricklade and the water basin at Ashton Keynes was waterless for two months.
  Hughes also notes that the aquifer runs beneath two dry lakes in the area, Cadiz and Bristol.
  On an old, dry river bend stand the ruins of an ancient chapel that Jordanians say is the site of Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist.
  The chase cars began because we were using a dry lake bed for initial training before using the paved runway.
  A surge of water was barreling down on him from the far end of the dry river bed.
  Bessie and Randy were making their way out of the dry river bed that was sometimes Kiowa Creek.
  From the next bridge one can see some more sculpted rock, and round the corner the river was dry in this wettest of seasons.
  Most of the time, they have to walk for kilometers or dig holes in dry ponds just for one or two pails of dirty water.
  Almost all of these are away from major rivers, dry creeks, and sagebrush flats, where recent sediments tend to cover the older rocks.
  He pulled his horses to the edge of the highway, above a stupendous array of mountains, dry rivers, scrubby hill crests.
  In Australia, salt is produced by solar evaporation from sea water, saline lake waters, underground brines and harvested from dry lake beds.
  Synonyms
  waterless, dried out, empty
5. 1.5 (of a source) not yielding a supply of water or oil.
  （水源，油源）枯竭的，干枯的
  a dry well
  一口枯井。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Hesaraghatta lake, one of the biggest sources of fresh water supply to the city, went dry quite sometime ago.
  Residents have turned to the murky pond for their water supply, as truck- and pipe-borne sources have been almost dry.
  Since then, one of the wells used to supply the community with water has gone dry.
  Will there be an end to exports from the country as tax makes most of the oil supply go dry?
6. 1.6 Thirsty or thirst-making.
  口渴的；令人口渴的
  working in the hot sun is making me dry
  在烈日下工作使我口干舌燥。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The drinking habits of the time involved the guest calling for a drink every time he felt dry.
  Ice cream sells better in winter in pedestrian malls and large department stores, whose air-conditioning systems often make shoppers feel hot and dry.
  Early in the afternoon, they approached a small cottage, where no well could be seen, but the pilgrims were thirsty and dry.
  Synonyms
  thirsty, dehydrated, longing for a drink
  informal parched, gasping
  thirst-making, thirst-provoking, thirsty, hot, strenuous, arduous, heavy, tiring, exhausting
7. 1.7 (of a cow or other domestic animal) no longer producing milk.
  （母牛等家畜）停止产奶的
  the rye has been strip-grazed by dry cows
  the cows went dry in the wintertime
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some winter feeding regimes such as the overwintering of dry suckler cows require little more than maintenance diets.
  Bigger sale last week with a big number of dry cows and heifers on offer.
  Cow numbers were held constant at 100 mature lactating and dry cows, plus replacements.
  In order of preference, dry cows and heifers will suffer no setback through being indoors for a couple of weeks.
  Yearling cattle, heifers and dry cows could be used to follow finishing cattle to clear off paddocks that have dried out.
8. 1.8 Without grease or other moisturizer or lubricator.
  无油脂（或润肤霜、润滑剂）的
  cream conditioners for dry hair
  适用于干性发质的护发乳。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Recently I have also noticed extremely dry skin on my arms, legs and feet.
  They were recommended by a friend, and helped my hair not be so dry from all of the color treatments.
  I have dry skin, so moisturising is a necessity.
  His voice surged for a moment but it was scratchy, his throat was very dry.
  I've always been prone to dry skin and hair, so I really noticed a huge shift when I began adding more oil to my diet.
  Gary said the first warning sign is normally a sore or dry throat, the feeling most people associate with swollen glands.
  If your hair is excessively dry and it does not respond to the above treatments, you may not be eating enough fat.
  Since there is less moisture in the air, the skin can become very dry and dehydrated, as it fails to replenish the moisture that is exuded naturally into the air.
  If your problem is dry hair, first massage coconut or olive into your scalp.
  That said, men with dry hair should try to limit washings to every three days or so.
  Cold weather and low indoor humidity can cause dry, chapped skin during the winter months.
  Whether your hair is dry or greasy, the following shampoos and conditioners will tame that mane of yours for good.
  However, I kept noticing things before we left, like my face was too dry, then my hair was too dry, then I had to find lip gloss because my face was looking blah!
  In addition, try sucking a throat lozenge as the sucking action helps to keep a dry throat moist.
  Her palms were feeling extremely sweaty all of a sudden, but her throat was very dry.
  If you can't find a conditioner for black hair, try one designed for dry hair instead as these will have a similar effect.
  If you have other telltale symptoms, such as brittle hair and nails, dry skin and a tendency to feel cold, definitely get checked out.
  Next Lisa applies an ‘intensive hydrating masque’ which is oil free and perfect for dry skin like mine.
  If your hair is very dry, damaged or chemically treated, treat yourself to a deep conditioning once a week.
  A regular deep conditioning treatment can also help rehydrate dry hair.
9. 1.9 (of bread or toast) without butter or other spreads.
  （面包，吐司）不涂黄油（等）的
  only dry bread and water
  只有不涂黄油的面包和水。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It consisted of water and dry bread, and had to be eaten silently - and quickly, as the time permitted for breakfast was only 15 minutes.
  Chances are quite good that lunch on any given weekday was a hamburger patty and cheese on plain, dry bread served with fries.
  I also enjoy a light, fluffy omelet, or maybe basted eggs with bacon or strawberries and dry toast.
  They all agreed and soon we were eating plain dry toast when the phone rang.
  To be on the safe side we avoid milk and cereal and Akra gives him a piece of dry toast.
  He would bring a sandwich to school each day which he had carefully made himself from two pieces of dry bread.
  When your appetite returns, eat mild foods such as rice, dry toast, or bananas.
  So, he got out his bread knife and trimmed the quarter-loaf down to a couple of slices of dry toast.
  I felt so pumped by this little achievement, I was able to face my dry toast and hard-boiled egg with glee.
  The combination of dry bread and endless cheese leads to the diner having to chew away at the food for, oh, several hours.
  Taunts followed her across the lunch hall as she went to collect her lump of dry bread and bowl of watery soup from the serving table.
  But now on the morning after, swallowing dry toast would be a challenge too far.
  In between, she sits in the shade of a tree, to eat a lunch of dry bread and chutney.
  Eat dry foods, such as crackers or dry toast, before moving in the morning.
  Half a slice of dry toast and a few spoonfuls of soup isn't a meal, you can hardly say you've eaten, Lauren.
  He noticed that she wasn't eating much, just nibbling on a bit of dry toast.
  He sat down to his usual breakfast of eggs and dry toast.
  No one came round the cells except to push dry bread and water through twice a day and even that varied.
  He hardly ate, a bag of nuts or dry bread seeing him through the day.
  In such glorious surroundings, a slice of dry bread and a plank would have sufficed.
  Synonyms
  unbuttered, plain, butterless
2(of information, writing, etc.) dully factual.
the dry facts of the matter
Example sentencesExamples
- He did not write in the dry, dull, bureaucratic style of most modern judges.
- It not only conveys information, the dry facts and figures of the events, but also their full emotional weight.
- While this book certainly qualifies as a scholarly work, it is not a dry history filled only with facts and figures.
- And the most remarkable thing of all is that she makes this normally dry subject very funny in her highly effective popular book.
- I began to read less and less in college as classes demanded more time with dull, dry textbooks and other assigned works.
- For such a dry subject, the move to international accounting standards generates a surprising amount of heat.
- We must assume his comments were deliberately provocative to attract interest to the rather dry topic of female participation in public life.
- Such anecdotes illuminate the dry facts and dates in which the past was formerly embalmed.
- Instead, this dry and rather dull track does not go into great detail about anything.
- I heartily recommend this book by the way, I thought it was going to be dry and dull but it's actually extremely readable and enjoyable.
- You have to admit that's a pretty good reason, but still, students find the OSI model information to be very dry.
- It is a welcome break from the dry writing style of many manuals with little or no supporting graphics.
- He does not spout dry information, but colours facts with his own thoughtful perspective.
- The rest of the book is filled with such anecdotes turning what could have been quite a dry subject into something real and gripping.
- This topic is necessarily dry and even tedious because it is an exhaustive exercise in the logic of all possible relationships.
- This approach has put their opponents at an unfortunate disadvantage; for, again, no one wants to go to a drama and be presented with dry facts.
- Menand suggests that the author's avoidance of such metaphysical pathos was what made much of his writing awkward and dry.
- The reason why these toys catch their fancy is that life for them after school is generally dry and dull with very few activities to keep them happy.
- It could be argued that such an approach was necessary in order to inspire the audience's interest in a dry subject.
- So, if you thought history was a dry subject, you obviously haven't read a new book that basically makes history one big drinking game.
- Written for the educated, informed individual, the book does not get bogged down in dry information.
- Even a normally dry, dull and barely read political journal got in on the act with a feature on the demise of hip-hop.
- In between are 11 pages of useful information, including dry facts and quirky anecdotes, encompassing every area of life.
- He has a few interesting anecdotes and some good background information, but his commentary is a bit dull and dry.
- The aim is to take what was once a dry topic confined to the history text books and bring it alive for the younger generations.
- New teaching methods were about trying to engage kids rather than forcing them to digest dry facts.
- For a documentary, this is certainly not your typical dry regurgitation of facts and figures.
- Commentaries on Bond discs have always been dry and dull.
- This comparison might make history seem somewhat dry and unimaginative.
Synonyms
bare, simple, basic, fundamental, stark, naked, bald, cold, hard, straightforward
unadorned, unembellished
1. 2.1 Unemotional, undemonstrative, or impassive.
  冷冰冰的，不露感情的
  it transformed him from a dry administrator into the people's hero
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘What an elaborate scheme,’ a dry voice commented.
  The dry, silent male mourning seemed much worse than the noisy grief of the women.
  Marty flails about on stage for a while, desperately trying to drum up some enthusiasm and energy for what is a dull, dry performance.
  ‘Is that a problem?’ she asked in a dry tone that I thought I may have imagined.
  Given the vantage point of 35 years, LeWitt's art scarcely seems emotionally dry.
  His comments were made in dull, dry tones, suggesting he'd rather be anywhere else.
  The politician's agenda does tend to be as dry and unemotional as his personality.
  As a result he is often referred to as a philosopher of art, giving the impression of being dry and detached from the world around him.
  I always love the incredibly dry, spare tone of the Times when it approaches ultra-weird subjects.
  In contrast to what he sees as the dry formalism of his forbears, Morrison offers a self-consciously passionate response to the play.
  So any construal of forgiveness that seems flat or dry is obviously lacking.
  His voice sounded dull and dry to him, without depth or meaning anymore.
  A dry skepticism likewise informs her views on the art world, and on the varying fortunes of Duchamp's work and reputation within it.
  Synonyms
  unemotional, indifferent, undemonstrative, impassive, cool, cold, clinical, passionless, emotionless
  aloof, reserved, remote, distant, restrained, impersonal, formal, stiff, rigid, wooden, starchy
3(of a joke or sense of humour) subtle and expressed in a matter-of-fact way.
he delighted his friends with a dry, covert sense of humour
他的朋友们喜欢他那不动声色的、含蓄的幽默感。
Example sentencesExamples
- It stays true to its roots of biting satire and dry wit and avoids becoming nonsensical.
- There are really dry jokes throughout the whole thing.
- Kev's dry wit and quiet sense of humour was much appreciated.
- He will be remembered for his quick wit, his one-liners and his dry sense of humour.
- I have a dry sense of humor, which the girls love me for.
- He had a great sense of humour and a ready, dry wit but he embodied a certain kind of simplicity and humility.
- Subtle jokes and dry humour set up some nice character development, backed by worthy acting.
- Add to that the invention, intelligence and dry wit this title contains, and it deserves to top the charts.
- But viewer beware, a dry sense of humour is needed to enjoy this movie to its fullest.
- There is a fine line between dry wit and wicked sarcasm.
- The rail workers are blessed with a down-to-earth sense of humor and dry wit that is more than a match for any managerial staff.
- I wanted to think this was some kind of dry joke, but 3 years of servile apologetics from some broadcasters prevent me.
- It's made me laugh from your dry humor and weep for the victims of corporate crime tactics.
- His sense of humour was dry, he could be irascible, and he was razor sharp.
- He had a very dry sense of humor that made her think of her father.
- Each page of The Finishing School is alive with her customary ironic, dry wit, and yet she somehow leaves the reader thirsty for more.
- The show was hosted by a young woman who also injected a dry sense of humour into her performance.
- Many found his manner abrupt at times, but his sardonic humour and dry wit were much enjoyed.
- Dr. House has the perfect dry wit to deal with his rather depressing field of work.
- She has a very dry sense of humor, much like mine actually.
Synonyms
wry, subtle, low-key, laconic, sly, sharp
deadpan, straight-faced, poker-faced
ironic, sardonic, sarcastic, cynical, mordant, biting
satirical, mocking, scoffing, droll, waggish
British informal sarky
4Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink.
禁酒的
the country is strictly dry, in accordance with Islamic law
该国遵照伊斯兰教规严格实行禁酒。
Example sentencesExamples
- Do dry campuses stem student drinking - or aggravate the problem?
- But the Wilson Act also left a loophole, in that it did not allow dry states to prohibit the importation of alcohol for personal use.
- The distillery, you see, lies in a parish that's been dry since prohibition.
- It's hard to find a country where a great many of the social ills aren't related to drink or drugs, particularly in the ones that are dry or have prohibition.
Synonyms
Prohibitionist
teetotal, alcohol-free, non-drinking, abstinent
clean, sober
informal on the wagon, straight
1. 4.1 (of a person) no longer addicted to or drinking alcohol.
  （人）不再嗜酒的，戒酒的
  I heard much talk about how sobriety was more than staying straight or dry
  我听到了许多关于与不吸毒或不嗜酒相比保持清醒有多重要的议论。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is a dry alcoholic: that is, he simply quit one day, without going through Alcoholics Anonymous or any similar group.
  Anyway I had support people amongst the AA groups that I was going to, I was an alcoholic but I'd been dry since the 80s.
  This is the kind of subtle, nasty attack used by alcoholics and dry drunks.
  Some people compare it to an alcoholic still craving a drink after being dry for years, but I am a steady weight now and take pride in my appearance.
  Grandiosity, rigidity, and intolerance of ambiguity, and a tendency to obsess about things are among the traits associated with the dry drunk.
  Very important, the latter, if as some of my friends assert, the reason he does not dine at public functions is that he is a dry drunk.
  Mr Keane senior was an alcoholic who would be dry for several months and a raging drunk the rest of the time.
5(of an alcoholic drink) not sweet.
（酒）干的，不甜的
a dry, medium-bodied red wine
浓淡适中的干红葡萄酒。
Example sentencesExamples
- If you are having trouble figuring out whether a wine is dry or not, look at the alcohol.
- Wedding cake does not taste good with dry champagne - no, not even Krug.
- You don't have to stick with sweet wines, some dry reds can make suitable chocolate partners as well.
- We enjoyed a glass with some Chambord Liqueur, a nice twist to this moderately dry champagne.
- Alsace wines that used to be dry are often medium sweet nowadays.
- With spring swigging in mind, Somerfield is introducing a juicy new range of Antipodean Riesling, dry muscat, Sauvignon Blanc and Verdelho wines.
- It is a very dry wine best drunk as an aperitif, and served slightly chilled.
- The large, copper-coloured grapes make pleasant sweet as well as dry wines.
- Oloroso is an aromatic, nutty sherry made in both dry and slightly sweet styles.
- In the white category, Peel has done very well with Sancerre, Austrian wines like dry riesling and white Burgundy.
- For whites we waived Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc for the more aromatic Chenin Blanc and dry Riesling.
- Clearly a dry wine such as a Fino Sherry or Sercial Madeira is most appropriate at the start of the meal, not the end.
- Although many of the wines are dry, sweet Vermentino wines are also produced.
- Beginners sometimes describe dry wines as sweet because they confuse fruitiness with sweetness.
- While the wines are technically dry, their ripeness suggests sweetness to many palates.
- I went to the bar and asked for a dry sherry and sat in a discreet corner behind a decorative shrub.
- A dry sherry seemed just the thing, so I asked for one.
- The light-bodied liqueur is pleasantly dry and aromatic, impressive in every respect.
- This was a very agreeable crisp, dry wine which could stand its own against an equivalent French, Italian or New World offering.
- My friend thought the champagne was too dry so she wanted it mixed with orange juice.
Synonyms
crisp, sharp, piquant, not sweet, tart, bitter
6British Relating to political ‘dries’; rigidly monetarist.
〈英〉严格的货币主义者的（见名词义项2）
See dry (sense 3 of the noun)
Example sentencesExamples
- Greg Urwin, how appropriate are these models of free trade and dry economic policies to island states in the South Pacific?
Synonyms
monetarist

verbdried, dries, drying drʌɪdraɪ

[no object]

1Become dry.
变干
waiting for the paint to dry
等待油漆变干。
do not let the soil dry out
不要让泥土干透。
pools are left as the rivers dry up
河流变干后剩下了一个个池塘。
Example sentencesExamples
- The ink dried quickly on glossy paper and didn't have a strong odor.
- Once you are satisfied with the colors, let the paints and inks dry.
- After swimming we sat on a log to dry off in the sun.
- Let the pots stand in a saucer of water, ideally rainwater, then let them dry off a bit over the winter.
- We sleep in the cheapest motel we can find, hanging up our clothes and sleeping bags in the room so that they can dry off.
- The flood victims either install themselves at our campsite or head back to London to dry off and restock, while I snatch a couple of hours sleep.
- Moisturize your skin constantly to help prevent your skin from drying out and from getting wrinkles.
- Bare rooted plants ordered from nurseries at the end of the summer will arrive this month and should be planted out straight away to stop the roots drying out.
- He uses a piece of unsliced smoked salmon, and slices it slightly thicker than normal so that it will pan-fry without drying out.
- The tape survived, but only after it had spent Boxing Day drying on the radiator.
- Have you ever watched your clothes dry in the clothes dryer at the laundromat?
- The sun is finally out in Calgary, and despite a quick thunderstorm this afternoon, things seem to be drying out.
- My companion ventured back to the beach to dry off.
- Barely had the ink dried on last week's column than the phone rang.
- Leave the shower doors or curtain open after bathing so that it dries faster.
- Have to keep the throat from drying out, no matter how much it hurts to swallow.
- If blistering does occur, allow the paint to dry for a few days.
- There was a downpour so we went to his apartment to dry off.
- She looked up and over at me in surprise, tears slowly drying up.
- Soil dries faster in terra-cotta pots, high temperatures and wind.
1. 1.1with object Cause to become dry.
  变干
  they had washed and dried their hair
  他们洗了头并且吹干了头发。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Mrs Dunn said she left a bedroom window slightly ajar for about half an hour to dry off some washing.
  Isn't it obvious that such an elaborate grooming procedure would be left to after one has washed and dried one's hair?
  He has my window open and my space heater running to try to dry out the carpet, and he'll replace that if necessary.
  So, my job was to dry out the string - I microwaved it, would you believe - and then to hang up the cards.
  To sterilise your jars before potting, wash them well then dry them in a low oven.
  She quickly hopped in the shower, washed her hair, then dried it.
  What she remembers most clearly about that afternoon is her mother's anger because Anny had taken so long to wash and dry one of her nighties.
  David finished drying and washing the dishes and headed off to take a shower.
  Wash and dry the potatoes, prick with a fork and place on a baking tray.
  I hurriedly washed and dried some jeans - just in time for my train.
  During roasting, lard is spread over it to avoid drying out the meat.
  They were washing and drying dishes and chattering when the doorbell rang.
  Thankfully, some high winds have helped to dry off the playing pitches.
  The samples were further dried overnight under vacuum.
  Local companies have also provided dehumidifiers to dry out the classroom damaged by the van.
  Wash and dry your hands or use soft cotton gloves.
  After I worked out, I showered and dried my hair and fixed my face, and generally returned myself to a reasonably presentable state.
  I also advise using moisturiser, especially in winter, as the cold air dries the skin.
  I move to the sink, wash my hands, dry them and set the timer.
  Many contain sugar, which feeds odor-causing bacteria, and sprays and mouthwashes generally contain alcohol, which dries out your mouth.
  Synonyms
  make dry, dry out/up, parch, scorch, sear, bake
  dehydrate, desiccate, dehumidify
2. 1.2with object Wipe tears from (the eyes)
  擦去（眼睛里的）泪水
  she dried her eyes and blew her nose
  她擦干了眼泪，又擤了擤鼻子。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I sniffle a bit, and he picks me up, drying my eyes with his sleeve.
  I dry my eyes and look to her for some sort of reassurance.
  Some have beats that make you want to make your very own dance floor in your bedroom, and some that make you grab tissues to dry your eyes.
  She finds a wall mirror and finishes drying her eyes, and then she smiles strangely, admiring herself.
  I took off my glasses, dried my eyes and told her the word I had meant to say, ‘Happy.’
  She pulled her hand across her face, drying her eyes, and sniffed.
  He got in his car and leaned his head back against the seat, he dried his eyes from threatening tears and drove off.
  I toddled into the bathroom, and first dried my eyes on a large, fluffy towel which was hanging low enough for me to reach.
  Jeanette was drying her eyes while Allison was talking angrily and making wild gestures.
  As they say in the army, dry your eyes and harden up.
  She turned to the other side, away from Michael's questioning gaze, drying her eyes with her sleeves.
  The rest of you dry your eyes, you've got to walk away now, it's over.
  But you didn't deceive even yourself, for your hand was shaking, and it wasn't the steam that made you dry your eyes.
  By then I had already dried my eyes, the girls were clean and eating cookies in front of the T.V, accompanied by me.
  Brett saw Daniel leave and leapt up, trying to dry his eyes but he knew his cheeks were still tear stained.
  Sasha dried his eyes up a bit by wiping them on his shirt and tried to talk straight.
  Mama was drying her eyes, and Molly was whispering some words of comfort to Emily.
  ‘Oh, nothing,’ she said drying her eyes, and that was it - no explanation, after that she was fine.
  She raised her head from her arms and dried her eyes with the back of her hand like a child.
  The Count went to his brother, stood next to him and looked down, while drying his eyes with a handkerchief.
  Synonyms
  wipe, wipe tears from, rub, dab
3. 1.3also British dry up Wipe dishes dry with a cloth after they have been washed.
  擦餐具
  ‘I'll wash, Sara, you dry’
  Example sentencesExamples
  When I helped Gemma to dry up, the tea towel slid on oily cutlery.
  ‘I'll wash, you dry,’ said Jake, turning on the tap and staring at the water that gushed out.
  Finished painting the conservatory, had something to eat, washed up, dried up, and ironed a top for tomorrow.
  Synonyms
  dry off, towel, rub
4. 1.4usually as adjective driedwith object Preserve by allowing or encouraging evaporation of moisture from.
  使脱水，使风变干
  dried flowers
  脱了水的花。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Try dried apricots and almonds, dried mangoes and Brazil nuts, and dried figs and walnuts.
  Most of us know that dried chamomile flowers infused to make a tea, calm, soothe and help you sleep.
  When fresh fruits are dried, the sugar in them becomes much more concentrated: about 70 per cent of the weight of a raisin comes from sugar.
  Spinach, dried beans and dried fruit are all natural products rich in iron.
  Baskets woven from leaves and grass held fruit and dried meat.
  If I crave something sweet it's usually dried apricots or dried cranberries.
  Some salad dressings contain sulfites, and so do dried fruits like apricots or golden raisins.
  Flowers can be dried and used in arrangements, wreaths, potpourri, sachets, and more.
  Wire flowers before drying them; after they're dried, they may shatter.
  Fragrant barks and dried flowers hold their own appeal.
  Dates or dried fruit are great for satisfying sweet cravings.
  The meat was dried in the malting kiln and ground in the malt mill.
  Because I am currently burning the candle at both ends, got home and made my bread, left it to rise, and made my Moroccan dried fruit salad.
  Muntries is a native plant that's well-known to local Aboriginal people; they ate the fruits and dried them to trade with other tribes.
  The atmosphere is heavy with the scents of a dark corner of the garden or even of the inside of one of the sheds, all damp wood and dried flower heads.
  They shouldered baskets of vegetables and dried fruits which they had brought to change for salt and candies.
  Among other things, Sakhi inmates are given training in flower arrangement using dried parts of plants.
  Peony flowers also can be dried and used in arrangements.
  Healthy nibbles, for me, would be dried fruit, fruit and yoghurt.
  Fresh fruit or dried fruits can play an important role in satisfying the sweet tooth and combating obesity.
  Synonyms
  dehydrated, desiccated, dry, dried up, moistureless
  dry up, dehydrate, desiccate
  wither, shrivel, wilt, wizen, mummify
  desiccate, dehydrate, remove the moisture from
  preserve, cure, smoke
2theatrical slang Forget one's lines.
〈舞台俚语〉忘记台词
a colleague of mine once dried in the middle of a scene
我的一位同事曾在一场戏的中间忘了台词。
Example sentencesExamples
- I averted my eyes from Guinness to watch Tony, and Alec dried, that is, he forgot his lines.
- Sox is an actor who dries at an audition because he cannot relate to the character of a township gangster.

nounPlural dries, Plural drys drʌɪdraɪ

1The process or an instance of drying.
干燥过程（或事例）
Example sentencesExamples
- Soft towelling that gives you a good, clean dry every time.
- The head seamstress decided she was clean enough, and hauled her out of the bath, and gave her a cruelly brisk dry all over, hoping to teach her a lesson.
2the dryA dry or covered place.
干的地方；遮盖着的地方
1. 2.1Australian The dry season.
  〈主澳〉旱季
  the grass was yellowing and the dry had started
  草开始变黄，旱季已经来到。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This long dry has a mythic, Murphy's law feel to it… in another few years it would not have mattered so much to our business.
  Other countries are starting to make use of the technique, so why not get the federal funds to save us from another big dry - urgently.
  There would be stubble after the crop's harvested, therefore cattle feed, especially in the end of the dry.
  The course is in top condition considering the dry, with a big help from the volunteers.
  Cattle were simply moved from one water place to the next: away from the river in the wet season, closer to it in the dry.
2. 2.2Australian A tract of waterless country.
  〈澳〉干旱地区
  the forty-mile dry
  方圆40英里的干旱地区。
  Example sentencesExamples
  From the waterhole an old camel pad led out over the ‘eighty miles dry’.
3usually driesBritish A Conservative politician (especially in the 1980s) in favour of strict monetarist policies.
Example sentencesExamples
- The divisions in Cabinet were less between ‘wets’ and ‘drys’ on economic policy and more on Europe between ‘sceptics’ and supporters.
- They supported the pork-barrelling and protection of special interests, fighting a desperate rearguard action against the advancing dries.
- Any self-respecting Country Party MP would have taken to the economic dries of the Liberal Party with an axe years ago.
- But he says the divide is no longer between liberals and conservatives, or economic wets and dries.
- Hewson is an economic dry with progressive views on foreign policy, the environment and human rights.
- Margaret Thatcher's reputation belongs to the whole Conservative Party, ‘wets’ and ‘dries’ alike.
Synonyms
monetarist
arch-conservative, right-winger, reactionary
Economics supply-sider
4US A person in favour of the prohibition of alcohol.
〈美〉支持禁酒者
evangelical dries had seen to it that the nearest bottle of whiskey was miles away
Example sentencesExamples
- To do that, Snider heads out to the various tour stops and surveys the dries, including the hotels they may stay in, the surrounding areas and potential performance halls.
- ‘So far, then, as the liquor issue may figure in the campaign,’ the Century editorialized, ‘the drys can have nothing but opposition to the Democratic campaign’.
- Exploiting division in their opponents' ranks, drys drafted the bill and pressured Congress to pass it.

Phrases

come up dry
变干

Be unsuccessful.
〈北美〉不成功，失败
experiments have so far come up dry
到目前为止，实验仍未成功。
Example sentencesExamples
- But in the aftermath of our victory, the search for evidence of this program has thus far come up dry.
- I scoured the entire store, including the sale racks and the junior trendsetters section but came up dry.
- Well, Percy had a look through his own libraries and came up dry, so he called me.
- Between now and then, we either have to find some weapons of mass destruction, or come up with an incredibly plausible reason why our searches are coming up dry.
- Apparently the investigation came up dry and was suspended.
- I tried looking up ‘blacksmith’ using Canada 411 but for some reason it came up dry.
- The initial probe included an allegation of illegal arms shipment to Honduras, but the charge came up dry.
- Until they came up dry, they'd follow his lead without question.
- The Spanish producers of the film had planned to shoot in the republic but their search for a suitable location came up dry.
- She began thinking carefully of somewhere to go again but like before came up dry.

(as) dry as a bone

Extremely dry.
极干的；极其干燥（或干旱）的
Example sentencesExamples
- It's got hints of raspberry flavour and is as dry as a bone, with that Burgundy ability to vaporise pleasantly in the mouth.
- But there was disappointment for visitors to Piccadilly Gardens, because the water feature there was dry as a bone after it stopped working.
- If your favorite ride is being rained out, there is always another spot to ride that is dry as a bone.
- The plants are dying and the ducks are getting desperate as their pond is dry as a bone.
- As water bodies dry up, and the supply lines remain dry as a bone, the city residents are in for a long and hot spell of drought.
- It's been as dry as a bone here in South Australia and much of Australia until last Friday.
- In just a matter of weeks, Colorado and the surrounding states suddenly go dry as a bone.
- I got up, sauntered over to grab a trolley, and made my way into the store, dry as a bone.
- Now was no different, he could wander the desert forever and come back dry as a bone and cool as ice.
- Two thirds of Australia is as dry as a bone, over 5 million square kilometres of rock, scrub and sand.

(as) dry as dust

1Extremely dry.
极干的；极其干燥（或干旱）的
his throat was dry as dust
他的喉咙又干又痛。
Example sentencesExamples
- My dad would try every now and then but his potatoes were dry as dust.
- He saw the woman stand slowly and his mouth tasted as dry as dust.
- Cocoa Puffs, dry as dust and hard as she poured them into the bowl, the glass still warm from the hot water.
- Her arms and legs felt like hundred-pound weights; the inside of Tory's mouth felt like the sand of the Sahara desert, dry as dust.
1. 1.1Extremely dull; lacking emotion, expression, or interest.
  枯燥无味的，缺乏感情（或表达力、兴趣）的，干巴巴的
  what the students learned was as dry as dust
  学生们学的东西枯燥无味。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Better illustrated than usual, no doubt, but probably dry as dust.
  The presenter has an infectious enthusiasm that television producers believe lends popular appeal to subjects that some viewers might otherwise consider dry as dust.
  How could such a man have been a mere mechanical nincompoop churning out thousands of pages of dry as dust études intent only on stifling the eager piano student?
  I searched in vain for a subject that wasn't deadly boring, dry as dust, and leached of every detail of the kind that makes things interesting in real life.
  His commentary track is dry as dust.
  Van Gogh may have attended art school in Antwerp, but he found it dry as dust and here we see his real teachers: Delacroix Courbet, Millet and Rembrandt.
  This does not mean however that the correct approach must be dry as dust.
  A legend as a player, now dry as dust on German TV - but strangely endearing for it.
  US audiences will find this latter subject dry as dust and uninteresting.
  Had they been written by a psychologist I feel sure they would be as dry as dust.
  Synonyms
  dull, uninteresting, boring, unexciting, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dreary, monotonous, dry as dust, arid

there wasn't a dry eye (in the house)

(with reference to a play, film, or similar event) everyone in the audience was moved to tears.
（观看戏剧、电影等时）观众没有不掉眼泪的
Example sentencesExamples
- And our last weekly trip together to the Poetry reading, Won wrote this poem for me and after she was done reading it there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- The concert was a lovely, memorable experience for all involved, and there wasn't a dry eye in the hall.
- After the three children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia were all named Child of the Year, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- Perhaps the most moving moment was when Michael's boyfriend read out a little speech, and when he quoted a Dusty song at the end I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- I will always remember one night one Australian tenor singing ‘Somewhere a Voice is Calling’ - there wasn't a dry eye in the room.
- Jackie's beautiful cousin sang ‘Ring-a-ring-a-Rosie ‘and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- The service was really nice, even for a non-religious person like me, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the place, and mine were no exception.
- They had a moment of silence and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- And there wasn't a dry eye in the House when Fonda told of how her father led his family out of the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma during the Great Depression.

Phrasal Verbs

dry an animal off

Cease milking and reduce the rations of a cow or other animal so that it stops producing milk.
（停止挤乳并减少喂料）使（乳牛等）停奶
cows are dried off about 90 days before calving
Example sentencesExamples
- Consider drying heifers off even if in good body condition and give them every chance for the next lactation.
- All cows are dried off together and all farmers do this at the same time.
- In an ideal world our aim must be to dry the cow off in the BCS we would like to calve her down, that is a BCS of 3.0 to 3.25 on a scale of 1 to 5.
- His cows are dried off to allow them to calve down at a condition score of 3.2.

dry out

Overcome alcoholism.
〈非正式〉戒酒
he intends to dry out and get his life back together again
他想要戒酒，并重新找回自己的生活。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's the additional bottle of schnapps for the alky who should be drying out.
- Apparently she's drying out in a hospital somewhere.
- I have every intention of drying out enough to get back to work on the novel by Friday.
- He was a lost soul with illusions, endlessly drying out from drugs and then going back on them.
- Billy's lawyer alleges that Iris has a drink problem, while her lawyer claims that he had spent three weeks in a monastery drying out.
Synonyms
give up drinking, give up alcohol, become teetotal, overcome alcoholism, take the pledge
informal go on the wagon

dry up

1Cease talking.
〈非正式〉住口；停止说话
then he dried up, and Phil couldn't get another word out of him
然后他就住了口，菲尔再也没能从他嘴里得到一个字。
Example sentencesExamples
- I am worried that when I perform in front of people, I will dry up.
- As BBC producers knew only too well, although he was a great talker, when faced with a microphone, he would dry up.
Synonyms
stop speaking/talking, fall silent, say no more, shut up
forget one's lines/words
informal belt up, put a sock in it
2(of something perceived as a continuous flow or source) decrease and stop.
逐渐枯竭，逐渐减少；终止
his commissions began to dry up
他的佣金开始逐渐减少并最终停止。
Example sentencesExamples
- The sole means of income dried up and she stopped going to school.
- My source of free-range eggs dried up last month when Mr Fox made off with our neighbour's hens.
- But by the end of 2002 the stream of good news began to dry up as the economic downturn dragged on.
- When the movie work began to dry up, Groucho Marx found a new lease of life as the host of a radio quiz show, You Bet Your Life.
- With non-renewable energy sources drying up pretty rapidly alternatives will start to come on stream consistently in the coming years, Dr O'Connor said.
- Many companies in the US over-invested on the back of ambitious growth forecasts and find themselves heavily indebted as cash flows dry up.
- I think his cash flow may dry up and he won't be able to put his kids through college.
- Now, with increased pollution, even that source of income is drying up.
- Roles begin to dry up for women in Hollywood by about 45, she concedes, and branching out was part of remaining vital in the business.
- When revenue from albums began to dry up, it was natural for bands to raise concert prices.
Synonyms
dwindle, wane, disappear, fail, vanish, subside, peter out, fade (away), die away/out/off, taper off, trail away/off, ebb, melt away, evaporate, come to nothing, come to a halt/an end, run out, give out
become unproductive, grow barren/sterile, cease to yield

Derivatives

dryish

adjective ˈdrʌɪɪʃˈdraɪɪʃ

Until the development in the 20th century of filters that could eliminate yeast, most Rheingau wine was dry, and it is to this tradition of dry, or dryish, wine that the region is returning.
Example sentencesExamples
- The forecasters are split between light rain and dryish gloom for tomorrow afternoon but come together again on the longer-term prospects.
- Marjoram likes a dryish, well-drained soil - when grown in damp ones you'll notice that the bottom leaves and sometimes the whole plant will seem to melt away.
- The forecast is for a mainly dry night and dryish day tomorrow.
- Generally, fondue is served with dryish bread cubes, skewered and then dipped into the cheese mixture.

Origin

Old English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken.

Rhymes

ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai

Definition of dry in US English:

dry

adjectivedraɪdrī

1Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.
干的；干爽的
the jacket kept me warm and dry
穿这件夹克衫使我觉得既暖和又干爽。
he wiped it dry with his shirt
他用自己的衬衣把它擦干。
Example sentencesExamples
- I got out and wiped myself dry with a white fluffy towel.
- In the fortunate first world, we are warm, fed and dry, and largely free of the famines, pains and diseases that brought misery to our forefathers.
- If the soil seems too dry or too moist, adjust the controller.
- Strain the yolk through a muslin cloth into a clean dry bowl.
- Wipe the screen daily using window cleaner, then polish it with a clean dry cloth.
- The central glasshouse had two lean-to hothouses, one dry for cacti, the other humid for tropical plants.
- Katy finally broke free of the dry vegetation and hurried off the path and to the guard rail that separated her from Justin.
- She managed to stay mostly dry, but the cuffs of her pants were damp.
- Traffic constable Paul Davenport told the inquest that at the time of the accident, the road was dry, clean and free from any obstruction.
- Her blue jeans were beginning to grow damp and she longed for the feel of dry clothes and a warm blanket.
- When cleaning the body of the light, it is recommended to use a dry, lint free cloth for the best possible result.
- She sighed, realizing Hawk was right: she needed to let these clothes dry.
- Drain and place the blanched vegetables on an absorbent cloth and pat them dry.
- She climbed onto the rock and patted herself dry with one of the blankets.
- Water the plant when the soil surface feels dry to a light touch.
- No single profession has as its duty the obligation to provide a building that is dry and free of mold growth.
- Meanwhile, the fire was busy, the wood was dry and free, and his thoughts ran just as freely on future good times until he too dozed in front of the blaze.
- Water regularly during growth and bloom, then keep the soil fairly dry during summer.
- The affected areas should be kept as dry and as free of friction as possible.
- They also require housing in shelter that is warm, dry and as draught free as possible.
Synonyms
parched, dried, withered, shrivelled, wilted, wizened
hard, hardened, dried out, stale, old, past its best, past its sell-by date, off
1. 1.1 Having lost all wetness or moisture over a period of time.
  已干的，干了的
  dry paint
  干了的油漆。
  Example sentencesExamples
  No matter if the paint is barely dry on the sign hanging outside the bistro, Mike has been there before me.
  The trouble with such documents, as the many amendments to the US and other constitutions testify, is that they are obsolete as soon as the ink is dry.
  When the paint is dry, brush on white crafts glue - which dries clear - and adhere glass seed beads.
  I had very little time to get used to this one - it was whisked off to London almost before the paint was dry - so I began to have my doubts about it.
  After I had made sure that the ink was dry, I picked it up, and headed out to find the things on the list.
  The ink is hardly dry on young Hay's new three-year contract.
  We applied a solid area of color first, and then we invented decorative patterns over the dry paint.
  After the paint was dry, I roughed up the edges with sandpaper to reveal the wood underneath for an old, worn look.
  When paint is dry, peel off laminate's backing and position the stencil on the pot where you want it.
  It is not the first time that a ceasefire has been broken before the ink is dry.
  Nowadays, the iconoclastic Vasan is almost an icon and his material is sometimes snapped up even before the paint is dry.
  When I got back, the paint was dry, so I got on with the second coat and ended up almost as painty as I had been before I went to the gym.
  It happened in 1983 and it happened in 1993 and if it happens next weekend, the record books will have to be re-written before the ink is properly dry.
  We were a mess, both covered with dry paint, and rehearsals for one of my most important scenes had already begun!
  Well apparently, the dating scene there is about as exciting as dry paint.
  After the paint was dry, students had the option of using oil pastels to add even more pattern to their paintings.
  Windows started falling out of the hotels before the paint was dry.
  When the paint is dry to the touch, you can continue playing and building texture.
  They knew the city might well end the practice before they could obtain a license, and they knew the courts could nullify the marriage before the ink was dry.
  The ink is barely dry on the deal, but already interested parties in Australia are focussing on the process ahead.
2. 1.2 For use without liquid.
  干用的，不用水的
  the conversion of dry latrines into flush toilets
  由无水公厕到冲水公厕的转变。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The camp has solar panels, revolutionary dry latrines, a whole lot of candlelight and kerosene light, and a mandate to be good to the land and people.
  Under this Act construction of a dry latrine and its manual cleaning was made an offence.
  But even where activists have successfully sealed dry latrines, the fate of the people is pathetic.
  Calvert points out that the floods triggered by the recent storm surge had demonstrated the eco friendly nature of the dry latrines.
  Recommendations resulting from the meeting included the use of dry sanitation facilities in informal settlements.
  His duties consisted of grooming the magistrate's horse, cleaning out the stable, cutting firewood and keeping clean the dry earth closet out in the yard.
  The modernization will change the cement-making process from the wet, slurry-type process used now to a state-of-the-art dry process that will increase production about 40 percent.
3. 1.3 With little or no rainfall or humidity.
  干旱的；干燥的
  the West Coast has had two dry winters in a row
  西海岸已连续经历了两个干燥的冬季。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The drought belt of Africa has had almost two decades of exceptionally dry weather.
  It was a dry month, with rainfall being only 47 per cent of average and reservoirs only 59 per cent full.
  But Scotland and Northern Ireland will see the best of the weather with mostly dry spells.
  Saturday and Sunday looks like being drier at the moment with the chance of a light frost overnight.
  Testing during extremely dry weather or when the ground is frozen may be less desirable.
  The polar continental is usually a dry air mass, having little distance to travel over the sea.
  Overall, the climate is humid and cool, with very wet winters and dry summers.
  Their shade reduces evaporation and keeps the soil moist during the dry season, and their roots protect the banks from erosion.
  There is seldom a long dry spell and rainfall is abundant.
  In the winter, the winds reverse and blow in a seaward direction, which is the reason why Indian winters are so dry.
  It was lovely weather and we had an indoor BBQ since there was a ban on any outdoor burning because of the dry weather we have been having the last couple of weeks.
  During the growing season, keep the roots moist in dry weather and take care when weeding, as blackcurrants are shallow-rooted.
  New South Wales has entered an early bush fire season, which is being exacerbated by extremely low levels of rainfall, dry winds and high temperatures.
  On my first visit to the short grass plains of the southern Serengeti, they were as parched and dry as any desert.
  The cold winters and dry climate would stress the animals all across the Northern Hemisphere.
  During the summer, keep them moist in dry weather, apply a liquid feed every three weeks and, if necessary, give the plants a support to prevent damage by wind and heavy rain.
  When temperatures drop, so does the skin's moisture level - a direct result of dehydrating cold, dry air.
  While very little rain falls during the dry season, the amount that does fall is more variable than during the wet season.
  Ghana's subequatorial climate is warm and humid, with distinct alternations between rainy summer and dry winters.
  If they have good root systems they can withstand severe dry spells without injury.
  Synonyms
  arid, parched, scorched, baked, burned, dried out, dried up, torrid, hot, sizzling, burning
4. 1.4 (of a river, lake, or stream) empty of water as a result of evaporation and lack of rainfall.
  （河，湖，溪流）干涸的
  the river is always dry at this time of year
  每年的这个时候这条河总是干涸的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The riverine woodland diminishes daily and most rivers are dry for some of the year.
  From the next bridge one can see some more sculpted rock, and round the corner the river was dry in this wettest of seasons.
  A surge of water was barreling down on him from the far end of the dry river bed.
  On a typical summer day, several dozen dust devils spin across the dry lake bed in Nevada's Eldorado Valley.
  Most of the time, they have to walk for kilometers or dig holes in dry ponds just for one or two pails of dirty water.
  He pulled his horses to the edge of the highway, above a stupendous array of mountains, dry rivers, scrubby hill crests.
  The chase cars began because we were using a dry lake bed for initial training before using the paved runway.
  The dams were empty, the creek was dry, all I had was two bores.
  During the summer, the river was dry from its source near Kemble to Cricklade and the water basin at Ashton Keynes was waterless for two months.
  Hughes also notes that the aquifer runs beneath two dry lakes in the area, Cadiz and Bristol.
  Bessie and Randy were making their way out of the dry river bed that was sometimes Kiowa Creek.
  The area consists of steep mountains rising to around 1,500 metres with flat valleys, and the area is peppered with sand dunes and dry lakes.
  Scientists hope that some of those rocks contain sediments that will reveal information about past conditions in the crater, which could be a dry lake bed.
  The withered trees and dry streams portray the grim situation.
  On an old, dry river bend stand the ruins of an ancient chapel that Jordanians say is the site of Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist.
  When water from a nearby active stream flooded into the dry watercourse, the nests and eggs, like those on the flats, were inundated with mud.
  They began some 190,000 years ago when a major volcano blew its top, spewing molten lava into nearby dry river beds.
  We swooped along a dry river bed to land near the Settlers Arms Inn, in St Albans.
  Almost all of these are away from major rivers, dry creeks, and sagebrush flats, where recent sediments tend to cover the older rocks.
  In Australia, salt is produced by solar evaporation from sea water, saline lake waters, underground brines and harvested from dry lake beds.
  Synonyms
  waterless, dried out, empty
5. 1.5 (of a source) not yielding a supply of water or oil.
  （水源，油源）枯竭的，干枯的
  a dry well
  一口枯井。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Hesaraghatta lake, one of the biggest sources of fresh water supply to the city, went dry quite sometime ago.
  Since then, one of the wells used to supply the community with water has gone dry.
  Residents have turned to the murky pond for their water supply, as truck- and pipe-borne sources have been almost dry.
  Will there be an end to exports from the country as tax makes most of the oil supply go dry?
6. 1.6 Thirsty or thirst-making.
  口渴的；令人口渴的
  working in the hot sun is making me dry
  在烈日下工作使我口干舌燥。
  dry work
  令人口干舌燥的工作。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ice cream sells better in winter in pedestrian malls and large department stores, whose air-conditioning systems often make shoppers feel hot and dry.
  Early in the afternoon, they approached a small cottage, where no well could be seen, but the pilgrims were thirsty and dry.
  The drinking habits of the time involved the guest calling for a drink every time he felt dry.
  Synonyms
  thirsty, dehydrated, longing for a drink
  thirst-making, thirst-provoking, thirsty, hot, strenuous, arduous, heavy, tiring, exhausting
7. 1.7 (of a cow or other domestic animal) having stopped producing milk.
  （母牛等家畜）停止产奶的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Cow numbers were held constant at 100 mature lactating and dry cows, plus replacements.
  In order of preference, dry cows and heifers will suffer no setback through being indoors for a couple of weeks.
  Some winter feeding regimes such as the overwintering of dry suckler cows require little more than maintenance diets.
  Yearling cattle, heifers and dry cows could be used to follow finishing cattle to clear off paddocks that have dried out.
  Bigger sale last week with a big number of dry cows and heifers on offer.
8. 1.8 Without grease or other moisturizer or lubricator.
  无油脂（或润肤霜、润滑剂）的
  cream conditioners for dry hair
  适用于干性发质的护发乳。
  his throat was dry and sore
  他的喉咙又干又痛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If your hair is excessively dry and it does not respond to the above treatments, you may not be eating enough fat.
  That said, men with dry hair should try to limit washings to every three days or so.
  They were recommended by a friend, and helped my hair not be so dry from all of the color treatments.
  If you have other telltale symptoms, such as brittle hair and nails, dry skin and a tendency to feel cold, definitely get checked out.
  Cold weather and low indoor humidity can cause dry, chapped skin during the winter months.
  Whether your hair is dry or greasy, the following shampoos and conditioners will tame that mane of yours for good.
  If your hair is very dry, damaged or chemically treated, treat yourself to a deep conditioning once a week.
  Since there is less moisture in the air, the skin can become very dry and dehydrated, as it fails to replenish the moisture that is exuded naturally into the air.
  Recently I have also noticed extremely dry skin on my arms, legs and feet.
  However, I kept noticing things before we left, like my face was too dry, then my hair was too dry, then I had to find lip gloss because my face was looking blah!
  In addition, try sucking a throat lozenge as the sucking action helps to keep a dry throat moist.
  His voice surged for a moment but it was scratchy, his throat was very dry.
  Her palms were feeling extremely sweaty all of a sudden, but her throat was very dry.
  Gary said the first warning sign is normally a sore or dry throat, the feeling most people associate with swollen glands.
  Next Lisa applies an ‘intensive hydrating masque’ which is oil free and perfect for dry skin like mine.
  If you can't find a conditioner for black hair, try one designed for dry hair instead as these will have a similar effect.
  I have dry skin, so moisturising is a necessity.
  I've always been prone to dry skin and hair, so I really noticed a huge shift when I began adding more oil to my diet.
  A regular deep conditioning treatment can also help rehydrate dry hair.
  If your problem is dry hair, first massage coconut or olive into your scalp.
9. 1.9 (of bread or toast) without butter or other spreads.
  （面包，吐司）不涂黄油（等）的
  only dry bread and water
  只有不涂黄油的面包和水。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Chances are quite good that lunch on any given weekday was a hamburger patty and cheese on plain, dry bread served with fries.
  Taunts followed her across the lunch hall as she went to collect her lump of dry bread and bowl of watery soup from the serving table.
  In between, she sits in the shade of a tree, to eat a lunch of dry bread and chutney.
  He sat down to his usual breakfast of eggs and dry toast.
  I felt so pumped by this little achievement, I was able to face my dry toast and hard-boiled egg with glee.
  Half a slice of dry toast and a few spoonfuls of soup isn't a meal, you can hardly say you've eaten, Lauren.
  He would bring a sandwich to school each day which he had carefully made himself from two pieces of dry bread.
  He noticed that she wasn't eating much, just nibbling on a bit of dry toast.
  In such glorious surroundings, a slice of dry bread and a plank would have sufficed.
  The combination of dry bread and endless cheese leads to the diner having to chew away at the food for, oh, several hours.
  He hardly ate, a bag of nuts or dry bread seeing him through the day.
  So, he got out his bread knife and trimmed the quarter-loaf down to a couple of slices of dry toast.
  No one came round the cells except to push dry bread and water through twice a day and even that varied.
  But now on the morning after, swallowing dry toast would be a challenge too far.
  When your appetite returns, eat mild foods such as rice, dry toast, or bananas.
  I also enjoy a light, fluffy omelet, or maybe basted eggs with bacon or strawberries and dry toast.
  Eat dry foods, such as crackers or dry toast, before moving in the morning.
  They all agreed and soon we were eating plain dry toast when the phone rang.
  To be on the safe side we avoid milk and cereal and Akra gives him a piece of dry toast.
  It consisted of water and dry bread, and had to be eaten silently - and quickly, as the time permitted for breakfast was only 15 minutes.
  Synonyms
  unbuttered, plain, butterless
2Bare or lacking adornment.
〈喻〉不加掩饰的，赤裸裸的
the dry facts
未加渲染的事实真相。
1. 2.1 Unexciting; dull.
  干巴巴的，枯燥的，乏味的
  by current tastes the text is dry
  以现在的品味来看，这个文本有点枯燥乏味。
  Synonyms
  bare, simple, basic, fundamental, stark, naked, bald, cold, hard, straightforward
  dull, uninteresting, boring, unexciting, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dreary, monotonous, dry as dust, arid
2. 2.2 Unemotional, undemonstrative, or impassive.
  冷冰冰的，不露感情的
  Ralph gave me a dry, silent wave
  拉尔夫什么也没说，只是冷冰冰地向我挥了挥手。
3(of a joke or sense of humor) subtle, expressed in a matter-of-fact way, and having the appearance of being unconscious or unintentional.
（玩笑，幽默感）冷面的，不动声色的
he delighted his friends with a dry, covert sense of humor
他的朋友们喜欢他那不动声色的、含蓄的幽默感。
Example sentencesExamples
- I have a dry sense of humor, which the girls love me for.
- Each page of The Finishing School is alive with her customary ironic, dry wit, and yet she somehow leaves the reader thirsty for more.
- But viewer beware, a dry sense of humour is needed to enjoy this movie to its fullest.
- The show was hosted by a young woman who also injected a dry sense of humour into her performance.
- Kev's dry wit and quiet sense of humour was much appreciated.
- He will be remembered for his quick wit, his one-liners and his dry sense of humour.
- He had a great sense of humour and a ready, dry wit but he embodied a certain kind of simplicity and humility.
- There are really dry jokes throughout the whole thing.
- The rail workers are blessed with a down-to-earth sense of humor and dry wit that is more than a match for any managerial staff.
- There is a fine line between dry wit and wicked sarcasm.
- She has a very dry sense of humor, much like mine actually.
- Dr. House has the perfect dry wit to deal with his rather depressing field of work.
- It stays true to its roots of biting satire and dry wit and avoids becoming nonsensical.
- Many found his manner abrupt at times, but his sardonic humour and dry wit were much enjoyed.
- His sense of humour was dry, he could be irascible, and he was razor sharp.
- He had a very dry sense of humor that made her think of her father.
- It's made me laugh from your dry humor and weep for the victims of corporate crime tactics.
- I wanted to think this was some kind of dry joke, but 3 years of servile apologetics from some broadcasters prevent me.
- Subtle jokes and dry humour set up some nice character development, backed by worthy acting.
- Add to that the invention, intelligence and dry wit this title contains, and it deserves to top the charts.
Synonyms
wry, subtle, low-key, laconic, sly, sharp
4Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink.
禁酒的
Indiana stayed dry after the end of prohibition
Example sentencesExamples
- But the Wilson Act also left a loophole, in that it did not allow dry states to prohibit the importation of alcohol for personal use.
- Do dry campuses stem student drinking - or aggravate the problem?
- The distillery, you see, lies in a parish that's been dry since prohibition.
- It's hard to find a country where a great many of the social ills aren't related to drink or drugs, particularly in the ones that are dry or have prohibition.
Synonyms
prohibitionist
1. 4.1 (of a person) no longer addicted to or drinking alcohol.
  （人）不再嗜酒的，戒酒的
  I heard much talk about how sobriety was more than staying straight or dry
  我听到了许多关于与不吸毒或不嗜酒相比保持清醒有多重要的议论。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is a dry alcoholic: that is, he simply quit one day, without going through Alcoholics Anonymous or any similar group.
  This is the kind of subtle, nasty attack used by alcoholics and dry drunks.
  Very important, the latter, if as some of my friends assert, the reason he does not dine at public functions is that he is a dry drunk.
  Grandiosity, rigidity, and intolerance of ambiguity, and a tendency to obsess about things are among the traits associated with the dry drunk.
  Some people compare it to an alcoholic still craving a drink after being dry for years, but I am a steady weight now and take pride in my appearance.
  Mr Keane senior was an alcoholic who would be dry for several months and a raging drunk the rest of the time.
  Anyway I had support people amongst the AA groups that I was going to, I was an alcoholic but I'd been dry since the 80s.
5(of an alcoholic drink) not sweet.
（酒）干的，不甜的
a dry, medium-bodied red wine
浓淡适中的干红葡萄酒。
Example sentencesExamples
- While the wines are technically dry, their ripeness suggests sweetness to many palates.
- Wedding cake does not taste good with dry champagne - no, not even Krug.
- This was a very agreeable crisp, dry wine which could stand its own against an equivalent French, Italian or New World offering.
- In the white category, Peel has done very well with Sancerre, Austrian wines like dry riesling and white Burgundy.
- The light-bodied liqueur is pleasantly dry and aromatic, impressive in every respect.
- Oloroso is an aromatic, nutty sherry made in both dry and slightly sweet styles.
- Beginners sometimes describe dry wines as sweet because they confuse fruitiness with sweetness.
- You don't have to stick with sweet wines, some dry reds can make suitable chocolate partners as well.
- It is a very dry wine best drunk as an aperitif, and served slightly chilled.
- Alsace wines that used to be dry are often medium sweet nowadays.
- If you are having trouble figuring out whether a wine is dry or not, look at the alcohol.
- With spring swigging in mind, Somerfield is introducing a juicy new range of Antipodean Riesling, dry muscat, Sauvignon Blanc and Verdelho wines.
- The large, copper-coloured grapes make pleasant sweet as well as dry wines.
- Clearly a dry wine such as a Fino Sherry or Sercial Madeira is most appropriate at the start of the meal, not the end.
- We enjoyed a glass with some Chambord Liqueur, a nice twist to this moderately dry champagne.
- My friend thought the champagne was too dry so she wanted it mixed with orange juice.
- For whites we waived Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc for the more aromatic Chenin Blanc and dry Riesling.
- I went to the bar and asked for a dry sherry and sat in a discreet corner behind a decorative shrub.
- Although many of the wines are dry, sweet Vermentino wines are also produced.
- A dry sherry seemed just the thing, so I asked for one.
Synonyms
crisp, sharp, piquant, not sweet, tart, bitter

verbdraɪdrī

[no object]

1Become dry.
变干
waiting for the paint to dry
等待油漆变干。
do not let the soil dry out
不要让泥土干透。
pools are left as the rivers dry up
河流变干后剩下了一个个池塘。
come in out of the rain and dry off
进来躲躲雨，烘烘干。
Example sentencesExamples
- After swimming we sat on a log to dry off in the sun.
- Bare rooted plants ordered from nurseries at the end of the summer will arrive this month and should be planted out straight away to stop the roots drying out.
- If blistering does occur, allow the paint to dry for a few days.
- We sleep in the cheapest motel we can find, hanging up our clothes and sleeping bags in the room so that they can dry off.
- She looked up and over at me in surprise, tears slowly drying up.
- Barely had the ink dried on last week's column than the phone rang.
- The ink dried quickly on glossy paper and didn't have a strong odor.
- Have you ever watched your clothes dry in the clothes dryer at the laundromat?
- Moisturize your skin constantly to help prevent your skin from drying out and from getting wrinkles.
- There was a downpour so we went to his apartment to dry off.
- The sun is finally out in Calgary, and despite a quick thunderstorm this afternoon, things seem to be drying out.
- Soil dries faster in terra-cotta pots, high temperatures and wind.
- Leave the shower doors or curtain open after bathing so that it dries faster.
- Let the pots stand in a saucer of water, ideally rainwater, then let them dry off a bit over the winter.
- Have to keep the throat from drying out, no matter how much it hurts to swallow.
- My companion ventured back to the beach to dry off.
- The flood victims either install themselves at our campsite or head back to London to dry off and restock, while I snatch a couple of hours sleep.
- He uses a piece of unsliced smoked salmon, and slices it slightly thicker than normal so that it will pan-fry without drying out.
- The tape survived, but only after it had spent Boxing Day drying on the radiator.
- Once you are satisfied with the colors, let the paints and inks dry.
1. 1.1with object Cause to become dry.
  变干
  they had washed and dried their hair
  他们洗了头并且吹干了头发。
  Example sentencesExamples
  To sterilise your jars before potting, wash them well then dry them in a low oven.
  Thankfully, some high winds have helped to dry off the playing pitches.
  I also advise using moisturiser, especially in winter, as the cold air dries the skin.
  Many contain sugar, which feeds odor-causing bacteria, and sprays and mouthwashes generally contain alcohol, which dries out your mouth.
  David finished drying and washing the dishes and headed off to take a shower.
  So, my job was to dry out the string - I microwaved it, would you believe - and then to hang up the cards.
  Mrs Dunn said she left a bedroom window slightly ajar for about half an hour to dry off some washing.
  I hurriedly washed and dried some jeans - just in time for my train.
  She quickly hopped in the shower, washed her hair, then dried it.
  Wash and dry the potatoes, prick with a fork and place on a baking tray.
  Local companies have also provided dehumidifiers to dry out the classroom damaged by the van.
  Wash and dry your hands or use soft cotton gloves.
  During roasting, lard is spread over it to avoid drying out the meat.
  After I worked out, I showered and dried my hair and fixed my face, and generally returned myself to a reasonably presentable state.
  I move to the sink, wash my hands, dry them and set the timer.
  What she remembers most clearly about that afternoon is her mother's anger because Anny had taken so long to wash and dry one of her nighties.
  The samples were further dried overnight under vacuum.
  They were washing and drying dishes and chattering when the doorbell rang.
  He has my window open and my space heater running to try to dry out the carpet, and he'll replace that if necessary.
  Isn't it obvious that such an elaborate grooming procedure would be left to after one has washed and dried one's hair?
  Synonyms
  make dry, dry out, dry up, parch, scorch, sear, bake
  dry off, towel, rub
2. 1.2with object Wipe tears from (the eyes)
  擦去（眼睛里的）泪水
  she dried her eyes and blew her nose
  她擦干了眼泪，又擤了擤鼻子。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Brett saw Daniel leave and leapt up, trying to dry his eyes but he knew his cheeks were still tear stained.
  I toddled into the bathroom, and first dried my eyes on a large, fluffy towel which was hanging low enough for me to reach.
  She pulled her hand across her face, drying her eyes, and sniffed.
  ‘Oh, nothing,’ she said drying her eyes, and that was it - no explanation, after that she was fine.
  I dry my eyes and look to her for some sort of reassurance.
  As they say in the army, dry your eyes and harden up.
  Sasha dried his eyes up a bit by wiping them on his shirt and tried to talk straight.
  Some have beats that make you want to make your very own dance floor in your bedroom, and some that make you grab tissues to dry your eyes.
  Mama was drying her eyes, and Molly was whispering some words of comfort to Emily.
  He got in his car and leaned his head back against the seat, he dried his eyes from threatening tears and drove off.
  She turned to the other side, away from Michael's questioning gaze, drying her eyes with her sleeves.
  She finds a wall mirror and finishes drying her eyes, and then she smiles strangely, admiring herself.
  By then I had already dried my eyes, the girls were clean and eating cookies in front of the T.V, accompanied by me.
  Jeanette was drying her eyes while Allison was talking angrily and making wild gestures.
  I took off my glasses, dried my eyes and told her the word I had meant to say, ‘Happy.’
  The Count went to his brother, stood next to him and looked down, while drying his eyes with a handkerchief.
  I sniffle a bit, and he picks me up, drying my eyes with his sleeve.
  She raised her head from her arms and dried her eyes with the back of her hand like a child.
  But you didn't deceive even yourself, for your hand was shaking, and it wasn't the steam that made you dry your eyes.
  The rest of you dry your eyes, you've got to walk away now, it's over.
  Synonyms
  wipe, wipe tears from, rub, dab
3. 1.3 Wipe dishes dry with a cloth after they have been washed.
  擦餐具
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘I'll wash, you dry,’ said Jake, turning on the tap and staring at the water that gushed out.
  Finished painting the conservatory, had something to eat, washed up, dried up, and ironed a top for tomorrow.
  When I helped Gemma to dry up, the tea towel slid on oily cutlery.
  Synonyms
  dry off, towel, rub
4. 1.4usually as adjective driedwith object Preserve by allowing or encouraging evaporation of moisture from.
  使脱水，使风变干
  dried flowers
  脱了水的花。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They shouldered baskets of vegetables and dried fruits which they had brought to change for salt and candies.
  Among other things, Sakhi inmates are given training in flower arrangement using dried parts of plants.
  Because I am currently burning the candle at both ends, got home and made my bread, left it to rise, and made my Moroccan dried fruit salad.
  Some salad dressings contain sulfites, and so do dried fruits like apricots or golden raisins.
  Fragrant barks and dried flowers hold their own appeal.
  The atmosphere is heavy with the scents of a dark corner of the garden or even of the inside of one of the sheds, all damp wood and dried flower heads.
  Wire flowers before drying them; after they're dried, they may shatter.
  Peony flowers also can be dried and used in arrangements.
  Muntries is a native plant that's well-known to local Aboriginal people; they ate the fruits and dried them to trade with other tribes.
  Fresh fruit or dried fruits can play an important role in satisfying the sweet tooth and combating obesity.
  When fresh fruits are dried, the sugar in them becomes much more concentrated: about 70 per cent of the weight of a raisin comes from sugar.
  Flowers can be dried and used in arrangements, wreaths, potpourri, sachets, and more.
  If I crave something sweet it's usually dried apricots or dried cranberries.
  Dates or dried fruit are great for satisfying sweet cravings.
  Spinach, dried beans and dried fruit are all natural products rich in iron.
  Healthy nibbles, for me, would be dried fruit, fruit and yoghurt.
  Try dried apricots and almonds, dried mangoes and Brazil nuts, and dried figs and walnuts.
  The meat was dried in the malting kiln and ground in the malt mill.
  Most of us know that dried chamomile flowers infused to make a tea, calm, soothe and help you sleep.
  Baskets woven from leaves and grass held fruit and dried meat.
  Synonyms
  dry up, dehydrate, desiccate
  desiccate, dehydrate, remove the moisture from
  dehydrated, desiccated, dry, dried up, moistureless
2theatrical slang Forget one's lines.
〈舞台俚语〉忘记台词
a colleague of mine once dried in the middle of a scene
我的一位同事曾在一场戏的中间忘了台词。
Example sentencesExamples
- Sox is an actor who dries at an audition because he cannot relate to the character of a township gangster.
- I averted my eyes from Guinness to watch Tony, and Alec dried, that is, he forgot his lines.

noundraɪdrī

A person in favor of the prohibition of alcohol.
〈美〉支持禁酒者
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘So far, then, as the liquor issue may figure in the campaign,’ the Century editorialized, ‘the drys can have nothing but opposition to the Democratic campaign’.
- To do that, Snider heads out to the various tour stops and surveys the dries, including the hotels they may stay in, the surrounding areas and potential performance halls.
- Exploiting division in their opponents' ranks, drys drafted the bill and pressured Congress to pass it.

Phrases

come up dry
变干

Be unsuccessful.
〈北美〉不成功，失败
experiments have so far come up dry
到目前为止，实验仍未成功。
Example sentencesExamples
- Well, Percy had a look through his own libraries and came up dry, so he called me.
- The initial probe included an allegation of illegal arms shipment to Honduras, but the charge came up dry.
- Until they came up dry, they'd follow his lead without question.
- I scoured the entire store, including the sale racks and the junior trendsetters section but came up dry.
- Apparently the investigation came up dry and was suspended.
- Between now and then, we either have to find some weapons of mass destruction, or come up with an incredibly plausible reason why our searches are coming up dry.
- The Spanish producers of the film had planned to shoot in the republic but their search for a suitable location came up dry.
- But in the aftermath of our victory, the search for evidence of this program has thus far come up dry.
- I tried looking up ‘blacksmith’ using Canada 411 but for some reason it came up dry.
- She began thinking carefully of somewhere to go again but like before came up dry.

(as) dry as a bone

Extremely dry.
极干的；极其干燥（或干旱）的
Example sentencesExamples
- The plants are dying and the ducks are getting desperate as their pond is dry as a bone.
- Now was no different, he could wander the desert forever and come back dry as a bone and cool as ice.
- In just a matter of weeks, Colorado and the surrounding states suddenly go dry as a bone.
- But there was disappointment for visitors to Piccadilly Gardens, because the water feature there was dry as a bone after it stopped working.
- It's got hints of raspberry flavour and is as dry as a bone, with that Burgundy ability to vaporise pleasantly in the mouth.
- As water bodies dry up, and the supply lines remain dry as a bone, the city residents are in for a long and hot spell of drought.
- It's been as dry as a bone here in South Australia and much of Australia until last Friday.
- Two thirds of Australia is as dry as a bone, over 5 million square kilometres of rock, scrub and sand.
- If your favorite ride is being rained out, there is always another spot to ride that is dry as a bone.
- I got up, sauntered over to grab a trolley, and made my way into the store, dry as a bone.

(as) dry as dust

1Extremely dry.
极干的；极其干燥（或干旱）的
Example sentencesExamples
- He saw the woman stand slowly and his mouth tasted as dry as dust.
- Her arms and legs felt like hundred-pound weights; the inside of Tory's mouth felt like the sand of the Sahara desert, dry as dust.
- My dad would try every now and then but his potatoes were dry as dust.
- Cocoa Puffs, dry as dust and hard as she poured them into the bowl, the glass still warm from the hot water.
1. 1.1Extremely dull; lacking emotion, expression, or interest.
  枯燥无味的，缺乏感情（或表达力、兴趣）的，干巴巴的
  what the students learned was as dry as dust
  学生们学的东西枯燥无味。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A legend as a player, now dry as dust on German TV - but strangely endearing for it.
  This does not mean however that the correct approach must be dry as dust.
  His commentary track is dry as dust.
  I searched in vain for a subject that wasn't deadly boring, dry as dust, and leached of every detail of the kind that makes things interesting in real life.
  Better illustrated than usual, no doubt, but probably dry as dust.
  Van Gogh may have attended art school in Antwerp, but he found it dry as dust and here we see his real teachers: Delacroix Courbet, Millet and Rembrandt.
  How could such a man have been a mere mechanical nincompoop churning out thousands of pages of dry as dust études intent only on stifling the eager piano student?
  The presenter has an infectious enthusiasm that television producers believe lends popular appeal to subjects that some viewers might otherwise consider dry as dust.
  Had they been written by a psychologist I feel sure they would be as dry as dust.
  US audiences will find this latter subject dry as dust and uninteresting.
  Synonyms
  dull, uninteresting, boring, unexciting, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dreary, monotonous, dry as dust, arid

there wasn't a dry eye (in the house)

(with reference to a play, film, or similar event) everyone in the audience was moved to tears.
（观看戏剧、电影等时）观众没有不掉眼泪的
Example sentencesExamples
- Jackie's beautiful cousin sang ‘Ring-a-ring-a-Rosie ‘and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- They had a moment of silence and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- And our last weekly trip together to the Poetry reading, Won wrote this poem for me and after she was done reading it there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the place, and mine were no exception.
- The service was really nice, even for a non-religious person like me, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- And there wasn't a dry eye in the House when Fonda told of how her father led his family out of the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
- Perhaps the most moving moment was when Michael's boyfriend read out a little speech, and when he quoted a Dusty song at the end I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- After the three children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia were all named Child of the Year, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
- The concert was a lovely, memorable experience for all involved, and there wasn't a dry eye in the hall.
- I will always remember one night one Australian tenor singing ‘Somewhere a Voice is Calling’ - there wasn't a dry eye in the room.

Phrasal Verbs

dry out

(of an alcoholic) abstain from alcoholic drink, especially as part of a detoxification program.
he intends to dry out and get his life back together again
他想要戒酒，并重新找回自己的生活。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's the additional bottle of schnapps for the alky who should be drying out.
- Billy's lawyer alleges that Iris has a drink problem, while her lawyer claims that he had spent three weeks in a monastery drying out.
- I have every intention of drying out enough to get back to work on the novel by Friday.
- He was a lost soul with illusions, endlessly drying out from drugs and then going back on them.
- Apparently she's drying out in a hospital somewhere.
Synonyms
give up drinking, give up alcohol, become teetotal, overcome alcoholism, take the pledge

dry up

1Cease talking.
〈非正式〉住口；停止说话
then he dried up, and Phil couldn't get another word out of him
然后他就住了口，菲尔再也没能从他嘴里得到一个字。
Example sentencesExamples
- I am worried that when I perform in front of people, I will dry up.
- As BBC producers knew only too well, although he was a great talker, when faced with a microphone, he would dry up.
Synonyms
stop speaking, stop talking, fall silent, say no more, shut up
2(of something perceived as a continuous flow or source) decrease and stop.
逐渐枯竭，逐渐减少；终止
his commissions began to dry up
他的佣金开始逐渐减少并最终停止。
Example sentencesExamples
- But by the end of 2002 the stream of good news began to dry up as the economic downturn dragged on.
- I think his cash flow may dry up and he won't be able to put his kids through college.
- When the movie work began to dry up, Groucho Marx found a new lease of life as the host of a radio quiz show, You Bet Your Life.
- With non-renewable energy sources drying up pretty rapidly alternatives will start to come on stream consistently in the coming years, Dr O'Connor said.
- Now, with increased pollution, even that source of income is drying up.
- The sole means of income dried up and she stopped going to school.
- Roles begin to dry up for women in Hollywood by about 45, she concedes, and branching out was part of remaining vital in the business.
- When revenue from albums began to dry up, it was natural for bands to raise concert prices.
- My source of free-range eggs dried up last month when Mr Fox made off with our neighbour's hens.
- Many companies in the US over-invested on the back of ambitious growth forecasts and find themselves heavily indebted as cash flows dry up.
Synonyms
dwindle, wane, disappear, fail, vanish, subside, peter out, fade, fade away, die away, die off, die out, taper off, trail away, trail off, ebb, melt away, evaporate, come to nothing, come to a an end, come to a halt end, run out, give out

Origin

Old English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken.

词汇	dry
释义	Definition of dry in English: dry adjectivedrier, driest drʌɪdraɪ 1Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist. 干的；干爽的 the jacket kept me warm and dry 穿这件夹克衫使我觉得既暖和又干爽。 he wiped the table dry with his shirt 他用自己的衬衣把它擦干。 Example sentencesExamples The affected areas should be kept as dry and as free of friction as possible. She climbed onto the rock and patted herself dry with one of the blankets. She managed to stay mostly dry, but the cuffs of her pants were damp. Katy finally broke free of the dry vegetation and hurried off the path and to the guard rail that separated her from Justin. I got out and wiped myself dry with a white fluffy towel. They also require housing in shelter that is warm, dry and as draught free as possible. Water the plant when the soil surface feels dry to a light touch. Traffic constable Paul Davenport told the inquest that at the time of the accident, the road was dry, clean and free from any obstruction. She sighed, realizing Hawk was right: she needed to let these clothes dry. In the fortunate first world, we are warm, fed and dry, and largely free of the famines, pains and diseases that brought misery to our forefathers. Strain the yolk through a muslin cloth into a clean dry bowl. The central glasshouse had two lean-to hothouses, one dry for cacti, the other humid for tropical plants. No single profession has as its duty the obligation to provide a building that is dry and free of mold growth. Drain and place the blanched vegetables on an absorbent cloth and pat them dry. Meanwhile, the fire was busy, the wood was dry and free, and his thoughts ran just as freely on future good times until he too dozed in front of the blaze. Her blue jeans were beginning to grow damp and she longed for the feel of dry clothes and a warm blanket. When cleaning the body of the light, it is recommended to use a dry, lint free cloth for the best possible result. If the soil seems too dry or too moist, adjust the controller. Wipe the screen daily using window cleaner, then polish it with a clean dry cloth. Water regularly during growth and bloom, then keep the soil fairly dry during summer. Synonyms parched, dried, withered, shrivelled, wilted, wizened crisp, crispy, brittle dehydrated, desiccated, sun-baked sapless, juiceless hard, hardened, dried out, stale, old, past its best, past its sell-by date, off 1.1 (of paint, ink, etc.) having lost all wetness or moisture over a period of time. 已干的，干了的 wait until the paint is dry Example sentencesExamples It is not the first time that a ceasefire has been broken before the ink is dry. I had very little time to get used to this one - it was whisked off to London almost before the paint was dry - so I began to have my doubts about it. We applied a solid area of color first, and then we invented decorative patterns over the dry paint. Nowadays, the iconoclastic Vasan is almost an icon and his material is sometimes snapped up even before the paint is dry. The ink is hardly dry on young Hay's new three-year contract. After the paint was dry, students had the option of using oil pastels to add even more pattern to their paintings. When the paint is dry, brush on white crafts glue - which dries clear - and adhere glass seed beads. It happened in 1983 and it happened in 1993 and if it happens next weekend, the record books will have to be re-written before the ink is properly dry. Windows started falling out of the hotels before the paint was dry. They knew the city might well end the practice before they could obtain a license, and they knew the courts could nullify the marriage before the ink was dry. After the paint was dry, I roughed up the edges with sandpaper to reveal the wood underneath for an old, worn look. After I had made sure that the ink was dry, I picked it up, and headed out to find the things on the list. Well apparently, the dating scene there is about as exciting as dry paint. When paint is dry, peel off laminate's backing and position the stencil on the pot where you want it. When I got back, the paint was dry, so I got on with the second coat and ended up almost as painty as I had been before I went to the gym. We were a mess, both covered with dry paint, and rehearsals for one of my most important scenes had already begun! When the paint is dry to the touch, you can continue playing and building texture. No matter if the paint is barely dry on the sign hanging outside the bistro, Mike has been there before me. The ink is barely dry on the deal, but already interested parties in Australia are focussing on the process ahead. The trouble with such documents, as the many amendments to the US and other constitutions testify, is that they are obsolete as soon as the ink is dry. 1.2 For use without liquid. 干用的，不用水的 the conversion of dry latrines into the flushing type 由无水公厕到冲水公厕的转变。 Example sentencesExamples But even where activists have successfully sealed dry latrines, the fate of the people is pathetic. The camp has solar panels, revolutionary dry latrines, a whole lot of candlelight and kerosene light, and a mandate to be good to the land and people. Recommendations resulting from the meeting included the use of dry sanitation facilities in informal settlements. Under this Act construction of a dry latrine and its manual cleaning was made an offence. Calvert points out that the floods triggered by the recent storm surge had demonstrated the eco friendly nature of the dry latrines. His duties consisted of grooming the magistrate's horse, cleaning out the stable, cutting firewood and keeping clean the dry earth closet out in the yard. The modernization will change the cement-making process from the wet, slurry-type process used now to a state-of-the-art dry process that will increase production about 40 percent. 1.3 With little or no rainfall or humidity. 干旱的；干燥的 the West Coast has had two dry winters in a row 西海岸已连续经历了两个干燥的冬季。 Example sentencesExamples There is seldom a long dry spell and rainfall is abundant. During the growing season, keep the roots moist in dry weather and take care when weeding, as blackcurrants are shallow-rooted. During the summer, keep them moist in dry weather, apply a liquid feed every three weeks and, if necessary, give the plants a support to prevent damage by wind and heavy rain. When temperatures drop, so does the skin's moisture level - a direct result of dehydrating cold, dry air. The drought belt of Africa has had almost two decades of exceptionally dry weather. The polar continental is usually a dry air mass, having little distance to travel over the sea. Their shade reduces evaporation and keeps the soil moist during the dry season, and their roots protect the banks from erosion. The cold winters and dry climate would stress the animals all across the Northern Hemisphere. While very little rain falls during the dry season, the amount that does fall is more variable than during the wet season. It was a dry month, with rainfall being only 47 per cent of average and reservoirs only 59 per cent full. New South Wales has entered an early bush fire season, which is being exacerbated by extremely low levels of rainfall, dry winds and high temperatures. Testing during extremely dry weather or when the ground is frozen may be less desirable. Ghana's subequatorial climate is warm and humid, with distinct alternations between rainy summer and dry winters. Saturday and Sunday looks like being drier at the moment with the chance of a light frost overnight. It was lovely weather and we had an indoor BBQ since there was a ban on any outdoor burning because of the dry weather we have been having the last couple of weeks. Overall, the climate is humid and cool, with very wet winters and dry summers. If they have good root systems they can withstand severe dry spells without injury. But Scotland and Northern Ireland will see the best of the weather with mostly dry spells. In the winter, the winds reverse and blow in a seaward direction, which is the reason why Indian winters are so dry. On my first visit to the short grass plains of the southern Serengeti, they were as parched and dry as any desert. Synonyms arid, parched, scorched, baked, burned, dried up/out, torrid, hot, sizzling, burning waterless, moistureless, rainless dehydrated, desiccated thirsty as dry as a bone, bone dry, as dry as dust rare droughty, torrefied 1.4 (of a river, lake, or stream) empty of water as a result of lack of rainfall. （河，湖，溪流）干涸的 the river is always dry at this time of year 每年的这个时候这条河总是干涸的。 Example sentencesExamples Scientists hope that some of those rocks contain sediments that will reveal information about past conditions in the crater, which could be a dry lake bed. On a typical summer day, several dozen dust devils spin across the dry lake bed in Nevada's Eldorado Valley. The dams were empty, the creek was dry, all I had was two bores. The riverine woodland diminishes daily and most rivers are dry for some of the year. We swooped along a dry river bed to land near the Settlers Arms Inn, in St Albans. They began some 190,000 years ago when a major volcano blew its top, spewing molten lava into nearby dry river beds. The area consists of steep mountains rising to around 1,500 metres with flat valleys, and the area is peppered with sand dunes and dry lakes. When water from a nearby active stream flooded into the dry watercourse, the nests and eggs, like those on the flats, were inundated with mud. The withered trees and dry streams portray the grim situation. During the summer, the river was dry from its source near Kemble to Cricklade and the water basin at Ashton Keynes was waterless for two months. Hughes also notes that the aquifer runs beneath two dry lakes in the area, Cadiz and Bristol. On an old, dry river bend stand the ruins of an ancient chapel that Jordanians say is the site of Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist. The chase cars began because we were using a dry lake bed for initial training before using the paved runway. A surge of water was barreling down on him from the far end of the dry river bed. Bessie and Randy were making their way out of the dry river bed that was sometimes Kiowa Creek. From the next bridge one can see some more sculpted rock, and round the corner the river was dry in this wettest of seasons. Most of the time, they have to walk for kilometers or dig holes in dry ponds just for one or two pails of dirty water. Almost all of these are away from major rivers, dry creeks, and sagebrush flats, where recent sediments tend to cover the older rocks. He pulled his horses to the edge of the highway, above a stupendous array of mountains, dry rivers, scrubby hill crests. In Australia, salt is produced by solar evaporation from sea water, saline lake waters, underground brines and harvested from dry lake beds. Synonyms waterless, dried out, empty 1.5 (of a source) not yielding a supply of water or oil. （水源，油源）枯竭的，干枯的 a dry well 一口枯井。 Example sentencesExamples Hesaraghatta lake, one of the biggest sources of fresh water supply to the city, went dry quite sometime ago. Residents have turned to the murky pond for their water supply, as truck- and pipe-borne sources have been almost dry. Since then, one of the wells used to supply the community with water has gone dry. Will there be an end to exports from the country as tax makes most of the oil supply go dry? 1.6 Thirsty or thirst-making. 口渴的；令人口渴的 working in the hot sun is making me dry 在烈日下工作使我口干舌燥。 Example sentencesExamples The drinking habits of the time involved the guest calling for a drink every time he felt dry. Ice cream sells better in winter in pedestrian malls and large department stores, whose air-conditioning systems often make shoppers feel hot and dry. Early in the afternoon, they approached a small cottage, where no well could be seen, but the pilgrims were thirsty and dry. Synonyms thirsty, dehydrated, longing for a drink informal parched, gasping thirst-making, thirst-provoking, thirsty, hot, strenuous, arduous, heavy, tiring, exhausting 1.7 (of a cow or other domestic animal) no longer producing milk. （母牛等家畜）停止产奶的 the rye has been strip-grazed by dry cows the cows went dry in the wintertime Example sentencesExamples Some winter feeding regimes such as the overwintering of dry suckler cows require little more than maintenance diets. Bigger sale last week with a big number of dry cows and heifers on offer. Cow numbers were held constant at 100 mature lactating and dry cows, plus replacements. In order of preference, dry cows and heifers will suffer no setback through being indoors for a couple of weeks. Yearling cattle, heifers and dry cows could be used to follow finishing cattle to clear off paddocks that have dried out. 1.8 Without grease or other moisturizer or lubricator. 无油脂（或润肤霜、润滑剂）的 cream conditioners for dry hair 适用于干性发质的护发乳。 Example sentencesExamples Recently I have also noticed extremely dry skin on my arms, legs and feet. They were recommended by a friend, and helped my hair not be so dry from all of the color treatments. I have dry skin, so moisturising is a necessity. His voice surged for a moment but it was scratchy, his throat was very dry. I've always been prone to dry skin and hair, so I really noticed a huge shift when I began adding more oil to my diet. Gary said the first warning sign is normally a sore or dry throat, the feeling most people associate with swollen glands. If your hair is excessively dry and it does not respond to the above treatments, you may not be eating enough fat. Since there is less moisture in the air, the skin can become very dry and dehydrated, as it fails to replenish the moisture that is exuded naturally into the air. If your problem is dry hair, first massage coconut or olive into your scalp. That said, men with dry hair should try to limit washings to every three days or so. Cold weather and low indoor humidity can cause dry, chapped skin during the winter months. Whether your hair is dry or greasy, the following shampoos and conditioners will tame that mane of yours for good. However, I kept noticing things before we left, like my face was too dry, then my hair was too dry, then I had to find lip gloss because my face was looking blah! In addition, try sucking a throat lozenge as the sucking action helps to keep a dry throat moist. Her palms were feeling extremely sweaty all of a sudden, but her throat was very dry. If you can't find a conditioner for black hair, try one designed for dry hair instead as these will have a similar effect. If you have other telltale symptoms, such as brittle hair and nails, dry skin and a tendency to feel cold, definitely get checked out. Next Lisa applies an ‘intensive hydrating masque’ which is oil free and perfect for dry skin like mine. If your hair is very dry, damaged or chemically treated, treat yourself to a deep conditioning once a week. A regular deep conditioning treatment can also help rehydrate dry hair. 1.9 (of bread or toast) without butter or other spreads. （面包，吐司）不涂黄油（等）的 only dry bread and water 只有不涂黄油的面包和水。 Example sentencesExamples It consisted of water and dry bread, and had to be eaten silently - and quickly, as the time permitted for breakfast was only 15 minutes. Chances are quite good that lunch on any given weekday was a hamburger patty and cheese on plain, dry bread served with fries. I also enjoy a light, fluffy omelet, or maybe basted eggs with bacon or strawberries and dry toast. They all agreed and soon we were eating plain dry toast when the phone rang. To be on the safe side we avoid milk and cereal and Akra gives him a piece of dry toast. He would bring a sandwich to school each day which he had carefully made himself from two pieces of dry bread. When your appetite returns, eat mild foods such as rice, dry toast, or bananas. So, he got out his bread knife and trimmed the quarter-loaf down to a couple of slices of dry toast. I felt so pumped by this little achievement, I was able to face my dry toast and hard-boiled egg with glee. The combination of dry bread and endless cheese leads to the diner having to chew away at the food for, oh, several hours. Taunts followed her across the lunch hall as she went to collect her lump of dry bread and bowl of watery soup from the serving table. But now on the morning after, swallowing dry toast would be a challenge too far. In between, she sits in the shade of a tree, to eat a lunch of dry bread and chutney. Eat dry foods, such as crackers or dry toast, before moving in the morning. Half a slice of dry toast and a few spoonfuls of soup isn't a meal, you can hardly say you've eaten, Lauren. He noticed that she wasn't eating much, just nibbling on a bit of dry toast. He sat down to his usual breakfast of eggs and dry toast. No one came round the cells except to push dry bread and water through twice a day and even that varied. He hardly ate, a bag of nuts or dry bread seeing him through the day. In such glorious surroundings, a slice of dry bread and a plank would have sufficed. Synonyms unbuttered, plain, butterless 2(of information, writing, etc.) dully factual. the dry facts of the matter Example sentencesExamples He did not write in the dry, dull, bureaucratic style of most modern judges. It not only conveys information, the dry facts and figures of the events, but also their full emotional weight. While this book certainly qualifies as a scholarly work, it is not a dry history filled only with facts and figures. And the most remarkable thing of all is that she makes this normally dry subject very funny in her highly effective popular book. I began to read less and less in college as classes demanded more time with dull, dry textbooks and other assigned works. For such a dry subject, the move to international accounting standards generates a surprising amount of heat. We must assume his comments were deliberately provocative to attract interest to the rather dry topic of female participation in public life. Such anecdotes illuminate the dry facts and dates in which the past was formerly embalmed. Instead, this dry and rather dull track does not go into great detail about anything. I heartily recommend this book by the way, I thought it was going to be dry and dull but it's actually extremely readable and enjoyable. You have to admit that's a pretty good reason, but still, students find the OSI model information to be very dry. It is a welcome break from the dry writing style of many manuals with little or no supporting graphics. He does not spout dry information, but colours facts with his own thoughtful perspective. The rest of the book is filled with such anecdotes turning what could have been quite a dry subject into something real and gripping. This topic is necessarily dry and even tedious because it is an exhaustive exercise in the logic of all possible relationships. This approach has put their opponents at an unfortunate disadvantage; for, again, no one wants to go to a drama and be presented with dry facts. Menand suggests that the author's avoidance of such metaphysical pathos was what made much of his writing awkward and dry. The reason why these toys catch their fancy is that life for them after school is generally dry and dull with very few activities to keep them happy. It could be argued that such an approach was necessary in order to inspire the audience's interest in a dry subject. So, if you thought history was a dry subject, you obviously haven't read a new book that basically makes history one big drinking game. Written for the educated, informed individual, the book does not get bogged down in dry information. Even a normally dry, dull and barely read political journal got in on the act with a feature on the demise of hip-hop. In between are 11 pages of useful information, including dry facts and quirky anecdotes, encompassing every area of life. He has a few interesting anecdotes and some good background information, but his commentary is a bit dull and dry. The aim is to take what was once a dry topic confined to the history text books and bring it alive for the younger generations. New teaching methods were about trying to engage kids rather than forcing them to digest dry facts. For a documentary, this is certainly not your typical dry regurgitation of facts and figures. Commentaries on Bond discs have always been dry and dull. This comparison might make history seem somewhat dry and unimaginative. Synonyms bare, simple, basic, fundamental, stark, naked, bald, cold, hard, straightforward unadorned, unembellished 2.1 Unemotional, undemonstrative, or impassive. 冷冰冰的，不露感情的 it transformed him from a dry administrator into the people's hero Example sentencesExamples ‘What an elaborate scheme,’ a dry voice commented. The dry, silent male mourning seemed much worse than the noisy grief of the women. Marty flails about on stage for a while, desperately trying to drum up some enthusiasm and energy for what is a dull, dry performance. ‘Is that a problem?’ she asked in a dry tone that I thought I may have imagined. Given the vantage point of 35 years, LeWitt's art scarcely seems emotionally dry. His comments were made in dull, dry tones, suggesting he'd rather be anywhere else. The politician's agenda does tend to be as dry and unemotional as his personality. As a result he is often referred to as a philosopher of art, giving the impression of being dry and detached from the world around him. I always love the incredibly dry, spare tone of the Times when it approaches ultra-weird subjects. In contrast to what he sees as the dry formalism of his forbears, Morrison offers a self-consciously passionate response to the play. So any construal of forgiveness that seems flat or dry is obviously lacking. His voice sounded dull and dry to him, without depth or meaning anymore. A dry skepticism likewise informs her views on the art world, and on the varying fortunes of Duchamp's work and reputation within it. Synonyms unemotional, indifferent, undemonstrative, impassive, cool, cold, clinical, passionless, emotionless aloof, reserved, remote, distant, restrained, impersonal, formal, stiff, rigid, wooden, starchy 3(of a joke or sense of humour) subtle and expressed in a matter-of-fact way. he delighted his friends with a dry, covert sense of humour 他的朋友们喜欢他那不动声色的、含蓄的幽默感。 Example sentencesExamples It stays true to its roots of biting satire and dry wit and avoids becoming nonsensical. There are really dry jokes throughout the whole thing. Kev's dry wit and quiet sense of humour was much appreciated. He will be remembered for his quick wit, his one-liners and his dry sense of humour. I have a dry sense of humor, which the girls love me for. He had a great sense of humour and a ready, dry wit but he embodied a certain kind of simplicity and humility. Subtle jokes and dry humour set up some nice character development, backed by worthy acting. Add to that the invention, intelligence and dry wit this title contains, and it deserves to top the charts. But viewer beware, a dry sense of humour is needed to enjoy this movie to its fullest. There is a fine line between dry wit and wicked sarcasm. The rail workers are blessed with a down-to-earth sense of humor and dry wit that is more than a match for any managerial staff. I wanted to think this was some kind of dry joke, but 3 years of servile apologetics from some broadcasters prevent me. It's made me laugh from your dry humor and weep for the victims of corporate crime tactics. His sense of humour was dry, he could be irascible, and he was razor sharp. He had a very dry sense of humor that made her think of her father. Each page of The Finishing School is alive with her customary ironic, dry wit, and yet she somehow leaves the reader thirsty for more. The show was hosted by a young woman who also injected a dry sense of humour into her performance. Many found his manner abrupt at times, but his sardonic humour and dry wit were much enjoyed. Dr. House has the perfect dry wit to deal with his rather depressing field of work. She has a very dry sense of humor, much like mine actually. Synonyms wry, subtle, low-key, laconic, sly, sharp deadpan, straight-faced, poker-faced ironic, sardonic, sarcastic, cynical, mordant, biting satirical, mocking, scoffing, droll, waggish British informal sarky 4Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink. 禁酒的 the country is strictly dry, in accordance with Islamic law 该国遵照伊斯兰教规严格实行禁酒。 Example sentencesExamples Do dry campuses stem student drinking - or aggravate the problem? But the Wilson Act also left a loophole, in that it did not allow dry states to prohibit the importation of alcohol for personal use. The distillery, you see, lies in a parish that's been dry since prohibition. It's hard to find a country where a great many of the social ills aren't related to drink or drugs, particularly in the ones that are dry or have prohibition. Synonyms Prohibitionist teetotal, alcohol-free, non-drinking, abstinent clean, sober informal on the wagon, straight 4.1 (of a person) no longer addicted to or drinking alcohol. （人）不再嗜酒的，戒酒的 I heard much talk about how sobriety was more than staying straight or dry 我听到了许多关于与不吸毒或不嗜酒相比保持清醒有多重要的议论。 Example sentencesExamples He is a dry alcoholic: that is, he simply quit one day, without going through Alcoholics Anonymous or any similar group. Anyway I had support people amongst the AA groups that I was going to, I was an alcoholic but I'd been dry since the 80s. This is the kind of subtle, nasty attack used by alcoholics and dry drunks. Some people compare it to an alcoholic still craving a drink after being dry for years, but I am a steady weight now and take pride in my appearance. Grandiosity, rigidity, and intolerance of ambiguity, and a tendency to obsess about things are among the traits associated with the dry drunk. Very important, the latter, if as some of my friends assert, the reason he does not dine at public functions is that he is a dry drunk. Mr Keane senior was an alcoholic who would be dry for several months and a raging drunk the rest of the time. 5(of an alcoholic drink) not sweet. （酒）干的，不甜的 a dry, medium-bodied red wine 浓淡适中的干红葡萄酒。 Example sentencesExamples If you are having trouble figuring out whether a wine is dry or not, look at the alcohol. Wedding cake does not taste good with dry champagne - no, not even Krug. You don't have to stick with sweet wines, some dry reds can make suitable chocolate partners as well. We enjoyed a glass with some Chambord Liqueur, a nice twist to this moderately dry champagne. Alsace wines that used to be dry are often medium sweet nowadays. With spring swigging in mind, Somerfield is introducing a juicy new range of Antipodean Riesling, dry muscat, Sauvignon Blanc and Verdelho wines. It is a very dry wine best drunk as an aperitif, and served slightly chilled. The large, copper-coloured grapes make pleasant sweet as well as dry wines. Oloroso is an aromatic, nutty sherry made in both dry and slightly sweet styles. In the white category, Peel has done very well with Sancerre, Austrian wines like dry riesling and white Burgundy. For whites we waived Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc for the more aromatic Chenin Blanc and dry Riesling. Clearly a dry wine such as a Fino Sherry or Sercial Madeira is most appropriate at the start of the meal, not the end. Although many of the wines are dry, sweet Vermentino wines are also produced. Beginners sometimes describe dry wines as sweet because they confuse fruitiness with sweetness. While the wines are technically dry, their ripeness suggests sweetness to many palates. I went to the bar and asked for a dry sherry and sat in a discreet corner behind a decorative shrub. A dry sherry seemed just the thing, so I asked for one. The light-bodied liqueur is pleasantly dry and aromatic, impressive in every respect. This was a very agreeable crisp, dry wine which could stand its own against an equivalent French, Italian or New World offering. My friend thought the champagne was too dry so she wanted it mixed with orange juice. Synonyms crisp, sharp, piquant, not sweet, tart, bitter 6British Relating to political ‘dries’; rigidly monetarist. 〈英〉严格的货币主义者的（见名词义项2） See dry (sense 3 of the noun) Example sentencesExamples Greg Urwin, how appropriate are these models of free trade and dry economic policies to island states in the South Pacific? Synonyms monetarist verbdried, dries, drying drʌɪdraɪ [no object] 1Become dry. 变干 waiting for the paint to dry 等待油漆变干。 do not let the soil dry out 不要让泥土干透。 pools are left as the rivers dry up 河流变干后剩下了一个个池塘。 Example sentencesExamples The ink dried quickly on glossy paper and didn't have a strong odor. Once you are satisfied with the colors, let the paints and inks dry. After swimming we sat on a log to dry off in the sun. Let the pots stand in a saucer of water, ideally rainwater, then let them dry off a bit over the winter. We sleep in the cheapest motel we can find, hanging up our clothes and sleeping bags in the room so that they can dry off. The flood victims either install themselves at our campsite or head back to London to dry off and restock, while I snatch a couple of hours sleep. Moisturize your skin constantly to help prevent your skin from drying out and from getting wrinkles. Bare rooted plants ordered from nurseries at the end of the summer will arrive this month and should be planted out straight away to stop the roots drying out. He uses a piece of unsliced smoked salmon, and slices it slightly thicker than normal so that it will pan-fry without drying out. The tape survived, but only after it had spent Boxing Day drying on the radiator. Have you ever watched your clothes dry in the clothes dryer at the laundromat? The sun is finally out in Calgary, and despite a quick thunderstorm this afternoon, things seem to be drying out. My companion ventured back to the beach to dry off. Barely had the ink dried on last week's column than the phone rang. Leave the shower doors or curtain open after bathing so that it dries faster. Have to keep the throat from drying out, no matter how much it hurts to swallow. If blistering does occur, allow the paint to dry for a few days. There was a downpour so we went to his apartment to dry off. She looked up and over at me in surprise, tears slowly drying up. Soil dries faster in terra-cotta pots, high temperatures and wind. 1.1with object Cause to become dry. 变干 they had washed and dried their hair 他们洗了头并且吹干了头发。 Example sentencesExamples Mrs Dunn said she left a bedroom window slightly ajar for about half an hour to dry off some washing. Isn't it obvious that such an elaborate grooming procedure would be left to after one has washed and dried one's hair? He has my window open and my space heater running to try to dry out the carpet, and he'll replace that if necessary. So, my job was to dry out the string - I microwaved it, would you believe - and then to hang up the cards. To sterilise your jars before potting, wash them well then dry them in a low oven. She quickly hopped in the shower, washed her hair, then dried it. What she remembers most clearly about that afternoon is her mother's anger because Anny had taken so long to wash and dry one of her nighties. David finished drying and washing the dishes and headed off to take a shower. Wash and dry the potatoes, prick with a fork and place on a baking tray. I hurriedly washed and dried some jeans - just in time for my train. During roasting, lard is spread over it to avoid drying out the meat. They were washing and drying dishes and chattering when the doorbell rang. Thankfully, some high winds have helped to dry off the playing pitches. The samples were further dried overnight under vacuum. Local companies have also provided dehumidifiers to dry out the classroom damaged by the van. Wash and dry your hands or use soft cotton gloves. After I worked out, I showered and dried my hair and fixed my face, and generally returned myself to a reasonably presentable state. I also advise using moisturiser, especially in winter, as the cold air dries the skin. I move to the sink, wash my hands, dry them and set the timer. Many contain sugar, which feeds odor-causing bacteria, and sprays and mouthwashes generally contain alcohol, which dries out your mouth. Synonyms make dry, dry out/up, parch, scorch, sear, bake dehydrate, desiccate, dehumidify 1.2with object Wipe tears from (the eyes) 擦去（眼睛里的）泪水 she dried her eyes and blew her nose 她擦干了眼泪，又擤了擤鼻子。 Example sentencesExamples I sniffle a bit, and he picks me up, drying my eyes with his sleeve. I dry my eyes and look to her for some sort of reassurance. Some have beats that make you want to make your very own dance floor in your bedroom, and some that make you grab tissues to dry your eyes. She finds a wall mirror and finishes drying her eyes, and then she smiles strangely, admiring herself. I took off my glasses, dried my eyes and told her the word I had meant to say, ‘Happy.’ She pulled her hand across her face, drying her eyes, and sniffed. He got in his car and leaned his head back against the seat, he dried his eyes from threatening tears and drove off. I toddled into the bathroom, and first dried my eyes on a large, fluffy towel which was hanging low enough for me to reach. Jeanette was drying her eyes while Allison was talking angrily and making wild gestures. As they say in the army, dry your eyes and harden up. She turned to the other side, away from Michael's questioning gaze, drying her eyes with her sleeves. The rest of you dry your eyes, you've got to walk away now, it's over. But you didn't deceive even yourself, for your hand was shaking, and it wasn't the steam that made you dry your eyes. By then I had already dried my eyes, the girls were clean and eating cookies in front of the T.V, accompanied by me. Brett saw Daniel leave and leapt up, trying to dry his eyes but he knew his cheeks were still tear stained. Sasha dried his eyes up a bit by wiping them on his shirt and tried to talk straight. Mama was drying her eyes, and Molly was whispering some words of comfort to Emily. ‘Oh, nothing,’ she said drying her eyes, and that was it - no explanation, after that she was fine. She raised her head from her arms and dried her eyes with the back of her hand like a child. The Count went to his brother, stood next to him and looked down, while drying his eyes with a handkerchief. Synonyms wipe, wipe tears from, rub, dab 1.3also British dry up Wipe dishes dry with a cloth after they have been washed. 擦餐具 ‘I'll wash, Sara, you dry’ Example sentencesExamples When I helped Gemma to dry up, the tea towel slid on oily cutlery. ‘I'll wash, you dry,’ said Jake, turning on the tap and staring at the water that gushed out. Finished painting the conservatory, had something to eat, washed up, dried up, and ironed a top for tomorrow. Synonyms dry off, towel, rub 1.4usually as adjective driedwith object Preserve by allowing or encouraging evaporation of moisture from. 使脱水，使风变干 dried flowers 脱了水的花。 Example sentencesExamples Try dried apricots and almonds, dried mangoes and Brazil nuts, and dried figs and walnuts. Most of us know that dried chamomile flowers infused to make a tea, calm, soothe and help you sleep. When fresh fruits are dried, the sugar in them becomes much more concentrated: about 70 per cent of the weight of a raisin comes from sugar. Spinach, dried beans and dried fruit are all natural products rich in iron. Baskets woven from leaves and grass held fruit and dried meat. If I crave something sweet it's usually dried apricots or dried cranberries. Some salad dressings contain sulfites, and so do dried fruits like apricots or golden raisins. Flowers can be dried and used in arrangements, wreaths, potpourri, sachets, and more. Wire flowers before drying them; after they're dried, they may shatter. Fragrant barks and dried flowers hold their own appeal. Dates or dried fruit are great for satisfying sweet cravings. The meat was dried in the malting kiln and ground in the malt mill. Because I am currently burning the candle at both ends, got home and made my bread, left it to rise, and made my Moroccan dried fruit salad. Muntries is a native plant that's well-known to local Aboriginal people; they ate the fruits and dried them to trade with other tribes. The atmosphere is heavy with the scents of a dark corner of the garden or even of the inside of one of the sheds, all damp wood and dried flower heads. They shouldered baskets of vegetables and dried fruits which they had brought to change for salt and candies. Among other things, Sakhi inmates are given training in flower arrangement using dried parts of plants. Peony flowers also can be dried and used in arrangements. Healthy nibbles, for me, would be dried fruit, fruit and yoghurt. Fresh fruit or dried fruits can play an important role in satisfying the sweet tooth and combating obesity. Synonyms dehydrated, desiccated, dry, dried up, moistureless dry up, dehydrate, desiccate wither, shrivel, wilt, wizen, mummify desiccate, dehydrate, remove the moisture from preserve, cure, smoke 2theatrical slang Forget one's lines. 〈舞台俚语〉忘记台词 a colleague of mine once dried in the middle of a scene 我的一位同事曾在一场戏的中间忘了台词。 Example sentencesExamples I averted my eyes from Guinness to watch Tony, and Alec dried, that is, he forgot his lines. Sox is an actor who dries at an audition because he cannot relate to the character of a township gangster. nounPlural dries, Plural drys drʌɪdraɪ 1The process or an instance of drying. 干燥过程（或事例） Example sentencesExamples Soft towelling that gives you a good, clean dry every time. The head seamstress decided she was clean enough, and hauled her out of the bath, and gave her a cruelly brisk dry all over, hoping to teach her a lesson. 2the dryA dry or covered place. 干的地方；遮盖着的地方 2.1Australian The dry season. 〈主澳〉旱季 the grass was yellowing and the dry had started 草开始变黄，旱季已经来到。 Example sentencesExamples This long dry has a mythic, Murphy's law feel to it… in another few years it would not have mattered so much to our business. Other countries are starting to make use of the technique, so why not get the federal funds to save us from another big dry - urgently. There would be stubble after the crop's harvested, therefore cattle feed, especially in the end of the dry. The course is in top condition considering the dry, with a big help from the volunteers. Cattle were simply moved from one water place to the next: away from the river in the wet season, closer to it in the dry. 2.2Australian A tract of waterless country. 〈澳〉干旱地区 the forty-mile dry 方圆40英里的干旱地区。 Example sentencesExamples From the waterhole an old camel pad led out over the ‘eighty miles dry’. 3usually driesBritish A Conservative politician (especially in the 1980s) in favour of strict monetarist policies. Example sentencesExamples The divisions in Cabinet were less between ‘wets’ and ‘drys’ on economic policy and more on Europe between ‘sceptics’ and supporters. They supported the pork-barrelling and protection of special interests, fighting a desperate rearguard action against the advancing dries. Any self-respecting Country Party MP would have taken to the economic dries of the Liberal Party with an axe years ago. But he says the divide is no longer between liberals and conservatives, or economic wets and dries. Hewson is an economic dry with progressive views on foreign policy, the environment and human rights. Margaret Thatcher's reputation belongs to the whole Conservative Party, ‘wets’ and ‘dries’ alike. Synonyms monetarist arch-conservative, right-winger, reactionary Economics supply-sider 4US A person in favour of the prohibition of alcohol. 〈美〉支持禁酒者 evangelical dries had seen to it that the nearest bottle of whiskey was miles away Example sentencesExamples To do that, Snider heads out to the various tour stops and surveys the dries, including the hotels they may stay in, the surrounding areas and potential performance halls. ‘So far, then, as the liquor issue may figure in the campaign,’ the Century editorialized, ‘the drys can have nothing but opposition to the Democratic campaign’. Exploiting division in their opponents' ranks, drys drafted the bill and pressured Congress to pass it. Phrases come up dry 变干 Be unsuccessful. 〈北美〉不成功，失败 experiments have so far come up dry 到目前为止，实验仍未成功。 Example sentencesExamples But in the aftermath of our victory, the search for evidence of this program has thus far come up dry. I scoured the entire store, including the sale racks and the junior trendsetters section but came up dry. Well, Percy had a look through his own libraries and came up dry, so he called me. Between now and then, we either have to find some weapons of mass destruction, or come up with an incredibly plausible reason why our searches are coming up dry. Apparently the investigation came up dry and was suspended. I tried looking up ‘blacksmith’ using Canada 411 but for some reason it came up dry. The initial probe included an allegation of illegal arms shipment to Honduras, but the charge came up dry. Until they came up dry, they'd follow his lead without question. The Spanish producers of the film had planned to shoot in the republic but their search for a suitable location came up dry. She began thinking carefully of somewhere to go again but like before came up dry. (as) dry as a bone Extremely dry. 极干的；极其干燥（或干旱）的 Example sentencesExamples It's got hints of raspberry flavour and is as dry as a bone, with that Burgundy ability to vaporise pleasantly in the mouth. But there was disappointment for visitors to Piccadilly Gardens, because the water feature there was dry as a bone after it stopped working. If your favorite ride is being rained out, there is always another spot to ride that is dry as a bone. The plants are dying and the ducks are getting desperate as their pond is dry as a bone. As water bodies dry up, and the supply lines remain dry as a bone, the city residents are in for a long and hot spell of drought. It's been as dry as a bone here in South Australia and much of Australia until last Friday. In just a matter of weeks, Colorado and the surrounding states suddenly go dry as a bone. I got up, sauntered over to grab a trolley, and made my way into the store, dry as a bone. Now was no different, he could wander the desert forever and come back dry as a bone and cool as ice. Two thirds of Australia is as dry as a bone, over 5 million square kilometres of rock, scrub and sand. (as) dry as dust 1Extremely dry. 极干的；极其干燥（或干旱）的 his throat was dry as dust 他的喉咙又干又痛。 Example sentencesExamples My dad would try every now and then but his potatoes were dry as dust. He saw the woman stand slowly and his mouth tasted as dry as dust. Cocoa Puffs, dry as dust and hard as she poured them into the bowl, the glass still warm from the hot water. Her arms and legs felt like hundred-pound weights; the inside of Tory's mouth felt like the sand of the Sahara desert, dry as dust. 1.1Extremely dull; lacking emotion, expression, or interest. 枯燥无味的，缺乏感情（或表达力、兴趣）的，干巴巴的 what the students learned was as dry as dust 学生们学的东西枯燥无味。 Example sentencesExamples Better illustrated than usual, no doubt, but probably dry as dust. The presenter has an infectious enthusiasm that television producers believe lends popular appeal to subjects that some viewers might otherwise consider dry as dust. How could such a man have been a mere mechanical nincompoop churning out thousands of pages of dry as dust études intent only on stifling the eager piano student? I searched in vain for a subject that wasn't deadly boring, dry as dust, and leached of every detail of the kind that makes things interesting in real life. His commentary track is dry as dust. Van Gogh may have attended art school in Antwerp, but he found it dry as dust and here we see his real teachers: Delacroix Courbet, Millet and Rembrandt. This does not mean however that the correct approach must be dry as dust. A legend as a player, now dry as dust on German TV - but strangely endearing for it. US audiences will find this latter subject dry as dust and uninteresting. Had they been written by a psychologist I feel sure they would be as dry as dust. Synonyms dull, uninteresting, boring, unexciting, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dreary, monotonous, dry as dust, arid there wasn't a dry eye (in the house) (with reference to a play, film, or similar event) everyone in the audience was moved to tears. （观看戏剧、电影等时）观众没有不掉眼泪的 Example sentencesExamples And our last weekly trip together to the Poetry reading, Won wrote this poem for me and after she was done reading it there wasn't a dry eye in the house. The concert was a lovely, memorable experience for all involved, and there wasn't a dry eye in the hall. After the three children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia were all named Child of the Year, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Perhaps the most moving moment was when Michael's boyfriend read out a little speech, and when he quoted a Dusty song at the end I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the house. I will always remember one night one Australian tenor singing ‘Somewhere a Voice is Calling’ - there wasn't a dry eye in the room. Jackie's beautiful cousin sang ‘Ring-a-ring-a-Rosie ‘and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. The service was really nice, even for a non-religious person like me, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the place, and mine were no exception. They had a moment of silence and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. And there wasn't a dry eye in the House when Fonda told of how her father led his family out of the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Phrasal Verbs dry an animal off Cease milking and reduce the rations of a cow or other animal so that it stops producing milk. （停止挤乳并减少喂料）使（乳牛等）停奶 cows are dried off about 90 days before calving Example sentencesExamples Consider drying heifers off even if in good body condition and give them every chance for the next lactation. All cows are dried off together and all farmers do this at the same time. In an ideal world our aim must be to dry the cow off in the BCS we would like to calve her down, that is a BCS of 3.0 to 3.25 on a scale of 1 to 5. His cows are dried off to allow them to calve down at a condition score of 3.2. dry out Overcome alcoholism. 〈非正式〉戒酒 he intends to dry out and get his life back together again 他想要戒酒，并重新找回自己的生活。 Example sentencesExamples It's the additional bottle of schnapps for the alky who should be drying out. Apparently she's drying out in a hospital somewhere. I have every intention of drying out enough to get back to work on the novel by Friday. He was a lost soul with illusions, endlessly drying out from drugs and then going back on them. Billy's lawyer alleges that Iris has a drink problem, while her lawyer claims that he had spent three weeks in a monastery drying out. Synonyms give up drinking, give up alcohol, become teetotal, overcome alcoholism, take the pledge informal go on the wagon dry up 1Cease talking. 〈非正式〉住口；停止说话 then he dried up, and Phil couldn't get another word out of him 然后他就住了口，菲尔再也没能从他嘴里得到一个字。 Example sentencesExamples I am worried that when I perform in front of people, I will dry up. As BBC producers knew only too well, although he was a great talker, when faced with a microphone, he would dry up. Synonyms stop speaking/talking, fall silent, say no more, shut up forget one's lines/words informal belt up, put a sock in it 2(of something perceived as a continuous flow or source) decrease and stop. 逐渐枯竭，逐渐减少；终止 his commissions began to dry up 他的佣金开始逐渐减少并最终停止。 Example sentencesExamples The sole means of income dried up and she stopped going to school. My source of free-range eggs dried up last month when Mr Fox made off with our neighbour's hens. But by the end of 2002 the stream of good news began to dry up as the economic downturn dragged on. When the movie work began to dry up, Groucho Marx found a new lease of life as the host of a radio quiz show, You Bet Your Life. With non-renewable energy sources drying up pretty rapidly alternatives will start to come on stream consistently in the coming years, Dr O'Connor said. Many companies in the US over-invested on the back of ambitious growth forecasts and find themselves heavily indebted as cash flows dry up. I think his cash flow may dry up and he won't be able to put his kids through college. Now, with increased pollution, even that source of income is drying up. Roles begin to dry up for women in Hollywood by about 45, she concedes, and branching out was part of remaining vital in the business. When revenue from albums began to dry up, it was natural for bands to raise concert prices. Synonyms dwindle, wane, disappear, fail, vanish, subside, peter out, fade (away), die away/out/off, taper off, trail away/off, ebb, melt away, evaporate, come to nothing, come to a halt/an end, run out, give out become unproductive, grow barren/sterile, cease to yield Derivatives dryish adjective ˈdrʌɪɪʃˈdraɪɪʃ Until the development in the 20th century of filters that could eliminate yeast, most Rheingau wine was dry, and it is to this tradition of dry, or dryish, wine that the region is returning. Example sentencesExamples The forecasters are split between light rain and dryish gloom for tomorrow afternoon but come together again on the longer-term prospects. Marjoram likes a dryish, well-drained soil - when grown in damp ones you'll notice that the bottom leaves and sometimes the whole plant will seem to melt away. The forecast is for a mainly dry night and dryish day tomorrow. Generally, fondue is served with dryish bread cubes, skewered and then dipped into the cheese mixture. Origin Old English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken. Rhymes ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai adj.1 phr. phr.v. Definition of dry in US English: dry adjectivedraɪdrī 1Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist. 干的；干爽的 the jacket kept me warm and dry 穿这件夹克衫使我觉得既暖和又干爽。 he wiped it dry with his shirt 他用自己的衬衣把它擦干。 Example sentencesExamples I got out and wiped myself dry with a white fluffy towel. In the fortunate first world, we are warm, fed and dry, and largely free of the famines, pains and diseases that brought misery to our forefathers. If the soil seems too dry or too moist, adjust the controller. Strain the yolk through a muslin cloth into a clean dry bowl. Wipe the screen daily using window cleaner, then polish it with a clean dry cloth. The central glasshouse had two lean-to hothouses, one dry for cacti, the other humid for tropical plants. Katy finally broke free of the dry vegetation and hurried off the path and to the guard rail that separated her from Justin. She managed to stay mostly dry, but the cuffs of her pants were damp. Traffic constable Paul Davenport told the inquest that at the time of the accident, the road was dry, clean and free from any obstruction. Her blue jeans were beginning to grow damp and she longed for the feel of dry clothes and a warm blanket. When cleaning the body of the light, it is recommended to use a dry, lint free cloth for the best possible result. She sighed, realizing Hawk was right: she needed to let these clothes dry. Drain and place the blanched vegetables on an absorbent cloth and pat them dry. She climbed onto the rock and patted herself dry with one of the blankets. Water the plant when the soil surface feels dry to a light touch. No single profession has as its duty the obligation to provide a building that is dry and free of mold growth. Meanwhile, the fire was busy, the wood was dry and free, and his thoughts ran just as freely on future good times until he too dozed in front of the blaze. Water regularly during growth and bloom, then keep the soil fairly dry during summer. The affected areas should be kept as dry and as free of friction as possible. They also require housing in shelter that is warm, dry and as draught free as possible. Synonyms parched, dried, withered, shrivelled, wilted, wizened hard, hardened, dried out, stale, old, past its best, past its sell-by date, off 1.1 Having lost all wetness or moisture over a period of time. 已干的，干了的 dry paint 干了的油漆。 Example sentencesExamples No matter if the paint is barely dry on the sign hanging outside the bistro, Mike has been there before me. The trouble with such documents, as the many amendments to the US and other constitutions testify, is that they are obsolete as soon as the ink is dry. When the paint is dry, brush on white crafts glue - which dries clear - and adhere glass seed beads. I had very little time to get used to this one - it was whisked off to London almost before the paint was dry - so I began to have my doubts about it. After I had made sure that the ink was dry, I picked it up, and headed out to find the things on the list. The ink is hardly dry on young Hay's new three-year contract. We applied a solid area of color first, and then we invented decorative patterns over the dry paint. After the paint was dry, I roughed up the edges with sandpaper to reveal the wood underneath for an old, worn look. When paint is dry, peel off laminate's backing and position the stencil on the pot where you want it. It is not the first time that a ceasefire has been broken before the ink is dry. Nowadays, the iconoclastic Vasan is almost an icon and his material is sometimes snapped up even before the paint is dry. When I got back, the paint was dry, so I got on with the second coat and ended up almost as painty as I had been before I went to the gym. It happened in 1983 and it happened in 1993 and if it happens next weekend, the record books will have to be re-written before the ink is properly dry. We were a mess, both covered with dry paint, and rehearsals for one of my most important scenes had already begun! Well apparently, the dating scene there is about as exciting as dry paint. After the paint was dry, students had the option of using oil pastels to add even more pattern to their paintings. Windows started falling out of the hotels before the paint was dry. When the paint is dry to the touch, you can continue playing and building texture. They knew the city might well end the practice before they could obtain a license, and they knew the courts could nullify the marriage before the ink was dry. The ink is barely dry on the deal, but already interested parties in Australia are focussing on the process ahead. 1.2 For use without liquid. 干用的，不用水的 the conversion of dry latrines into flush toilets 由无水公厕到冲水公厕的转变。 Example sentencesExamples The camp has solar panels, revolutionary dry latrines, a whole lot of candlelight and kerosene light, and a mandate to be good to the land and people. Under this Act construction of a dry latrine and its manual cleaning was made an offence. But even where activists have successfully sealed dry latrines, the fate of the people is pathetic. Calvert points out that the floods triggered by the recent storm surge had demonstrated the eco friendly nature of the dry latrines. Recommendations resulting from the meeting included the use of dry sanitation facilities in informal settlements. His duties consisted of grooming the magistrate's horse, cleaning out the stable, cutting firewood and keeping clean the dry earth closet out in the yard. The modernization will change the cement-making process from the wet, slurry-type process used now to a state-of-the-art dry process that will increase production about 40 percent. 1.3 With little or no rainfall or humidity. 干旱的；干燥的 the West Coast has had two dry winters in a row 西海岸已连续经历了两个干燥的冬季。 Example sentencesExamples The drought belt of Africa has had almost two decades of exceptionally dry weather. It was a dry month, with rainfall being only 47 per cent of average and reservoirs only 59 per cent full. But Scotland and Northern Ireland will see the best of the weather with mostly dry spells. Saturday and Sunday looks like being drier at the moment with the chance of a light frost overnight. Testing during extremely dry weather or when the ground is frozen may be less desirable. The polar continental is usually a dry air mass, having little distance to travel over the sea. Overall, the climate is humid and cool, with very wet winters and dry summers. Their shade reduces evaporation and keeps the soil moist during the dry season, and their roots protect the banks from erosion. There is seldom a long dry spell and rainfall is abundant. In the winter, the winds reverse and blow in a seaward direction, which is the reason why Indian winters are so dry. It was lovely weather and we had an indoor BBQ since there was a ban on any outdoor burning because of the dry weather we have been having the last couple of weeks. During the growing season, keep the roots moist in dry weather and take care when weeding, as blackcurrants are shallow-rooted. New South Wales has entered an early bush fire season, which is being exacerbated by extremely low levels of rainfall, dry winds and high temperatures. On my first visit to the short grass plains of the southern Serengeti, they were as parched and dry as any desert. The cold winters and dry climate would stress the animals all across the Northern Hemisphere. During the summer, keep them moist in dry weather, apply a liquid feed every three weeks and, if necessary, give the plants a support to prevent damage by wind and heavy rain. When temperatures drop, so does the skin's moisture level - a direct result of dehydrating cold, dry air. While very little rain falls during the dry season, the amount that does fall is more variable than during the wet season. Ghana's subequatorial climate is warm and humid, with distinct alternations between rainy summer and dry winters. If they have good root systems they can withstand severe dry spells without injury. Synonyms arid, parched, scorched, baked, burned, dried out, dried up, torrid, hot, sizzling, burning 1.4 (of a river, lake, or stream) empty of water as a result of evaporation and lack of rainfall. （河，湖，溪流）干涸的 the river is always dry at this time of year 每年的这个时候这条河总是干涸的。 Example sentencesExamples The riverine woodland diminishes daily and most rivers are dry for some of the year. From the next bridge one can see some more sculpted rock, and round the corner the river was dry in this wettest of seasons. A surge of water was barreling down on him from the far end of the dry river bed. On a typical summer day, several dozen dust devils spin across the dry lake bed in Nevada's Eldorado Valley. Most of the time, they have to walk for kilometers or dig holes in dry ponds just for one or two pails of dirty water. He pulled his horses to the edge of the highway, above a stupendous array of mountains, dry rivers, scrubby hill crests. The chase cars began because we were using a dry lake bed for initial training before using the paved runway. The dams were empty, the creek was dry, all I had was two bores. During the summer, the river was dry from its source near Kemble to Cricklade and the water basin at Ashton Keynes was waterless for two months. Hughes also notes that the aquifer runs beneath two dry lakes in the area, Cadiz and Bristol. Bessie and Randy were making their way out of the dry river bed that was sometimes Kiowa Creek. The area consists of steep mountains rising to around 1,500 metres with flat valleys, and the area is peppered with sand dunes and dry lakes. Scientists hope that some of those rocks contain sediments that will reveal information about past conditions in the crater, which could be a dry lake bed. The withered trees and dry streams portray the grim situation. On an old, dry river bend stand the ruins of an ancient chapel that Jordanians say is the site of Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist. When water from a nearby active stream flooded into the dry watercourse, the nests and eggs, like those on the flats, were inundated with mud. They began some 190,000 years ago when a major volcano blew its top, spewing molten lava into nearby dry river beds. We swooped along a dry river bed to land near the Settlers Arms Inn, in St Albans. Almost all of these are away from major rivers, dry creeks, and sagebrush flats, where recent sediments tend to cover the older rocks. In Australia, salt is produced by solar evaporation from sea water, saline lake waters, underground brines and harvested from dry lake beds. Synonyms waterless, dried out, empty 1.5 (of a source) not yielding a supply of water or oil. （水源，油源）枯竭的，干枯的 a dry well 一口枯井。 Example sentencesExamples Hesaraghatta lake, one of the biggest sources of fresh water supply to the city, went dry quite sometime ago. Since then, one of the wells used to supply the community with water has gone dry. Residents have turned to the murky pond for their water supply, as truck- and pipe-borne sources have been almost dry. Will there be an end to exports from the country as tax makes most of the oil supply go dry? 1.6 Thirsty or thirst-making. 口渴的；令人口渴的 working in the hot sun is making me dry 在烈日下工作使我口干舌燥。 dry work 令人口干舌燥的工作。 Example sentencesExamples Ice cream sells better in winter in pedestrian malls and large department stores, whose air-conditioning systems often make shoppers feel hot and dry. Early in the afternoon, they approached a small cottage, where no well could be seen, but the pilgrims were thirsty and dry. The drinking habits of the time involved the guest calling for a drink every time he felt dry. Synonyms thirsty, dehydrated, longing for a drink thirst-making, thirst-provoking, thirsty, hot, strenuous, arduous, heavy, tiring, exhausting 1.7 (of a cow or other domestic animal) having stopped producing milk. （母牛等家畜）停止产奶的 Example sentencesExamples Cow numbers were held constant at 100 mature lactating and dry cows, plus replacements. In order of preference, dry cows and heifers will suffer no setback through being indoors for a couple of weeks. Some winter feeding regimes such as the overwintering of dry suckler cows require little more than maintenance diets. Yearling cattle, heifers and dry cows could be used to follow finishing cattle to clear off paddocks that have dried out. Bigger sale last week with a big number of dry cows and heifers on offer. 1.8 Without grease or other moisturizer or lubricator. 无油脂（或润肤霜、润滑剂）的 cream conditioners for dry hair 适用于干性发质的护发乳。 his throat was dry and sore 他的喉咙又干又痛。 Example sentencesExamples If your hair is excessively dry and it does not respond to the above treatments, you may not be eating enough fat. That said, men with dry hair should try to limit washings to every three days or so. They were recommended by a friend, and helped my hair not be so dry from all of the color treatments. If you have other telltale symptoms, such as brittle hair and nails, dry skin and a tendency to feel cold, definitely get checked out. Cold weather and low indoor humidity can cause dry, chapped skin during the winter months. Whether your hair is dry or greasy, the following shampoos and conditioners will tame that mane of yours for good. If your hair is very dry, damaged or chemically treated, treat yourself to a deep conditioning once a week. Since there is less moisture in the air, the skin can become very dry and dehydrated, as it fails to replenish the moisture that is exuded naturally into the air. Recently I have also noticed extremely dry skin on my arms, legs and feet. However, I kept noticing things before we left, like my face was too dry, then my hair was too dry, then I had to find lip gloss because my face was looking blah! In addition, try sucking a throat lozenge as the sucking action helps to keep a dry throat moist. His voice surged for a moment but it was scratchy, his throat was very dry. Her palms were feeling extremely sweaty all of a sudden, but her throat was very dry. Gary said the first warning sign is normally a sore or dry throat, the feeling most people associate with swollen glands. Next Lisa applies an ‘intensive hydrating masque’ which is oil free and perfect for dry skin like mine. If you can't find a conditioner for black hair, try one designed for dry hair instead as these will have a similar effect. I have dry skin, so moisturising is a necessity. I've always been prone to dry skin and hair, so I really noticed a huge shift when I began adding more oil to my diet. A regular deep conditioning treatment can also help rehydrate dry hair. If your problem is dry hair, first massage coconut or olive into your scalp. 1.9 (of bread or toast) without butter or other spreads. （面包，吐司）不涂黄油（等）的 only dry bread and water 只有不涂黄油的面包和水。 Example sentencesExamples Chances are quite good that lunch on any given weekday was a hamburger patty and cheese on plain, dry bread served with fries. Taunts followed her across the lunch hall as she went to collect her lump of dry bread and bowl of watery soup from the serving table. In between, she sits in the shade of a tree, to eat a lunch of dry bread and chutney. He sat down to his usual breakfast of eggs and dry toast. I felt so pumped by this little achievement, I was able to face my dry toast and hard-boiled egg with glee. Half a slice of dry toast and a few spoonfuls of soup isn't a meal, you can hardly say you've eaten, Lauren. He would bring a sandwich to school each day which he had carefully made himself from two pieces of dry bread. He noticed that she wasn't eating much, just nibbling on a bit of dry toast. In such glorious surroundings, a slice of dry bread and a plank would have sufficed. The combination of dry bread and endless cheese leads to the diner having to chew away at the food for, oh, several hours. He hardly ate, a bag of nuts or dry bread seeing him through the day. So, he got out his bread knife and trimmed the quarter-loaf down to a couple of slices of dry toast. No one came round the cells except to push dry bread and water through twice a day and even that varied. But now on the morning after, swallowing dry toast would be a challenge too far. When your appetite returns, eat mild foods such as rice, dry toast, or bananas. I also enjoy a light, fluffy omelet, or maybe basted eggs with bacon or strawberries and dry toast. Eat dry foods, such as crackers or dry toast, before moving in the morning. They all agreed and soon we were eating plain dry toast when the phone rang. To be on the safe side we avoid milk and cereal and Akra gives him a piece of dry toast. It consisted of water and dry bread, and had to be eaten silently - and quickly, as the time permitted for breakfast was only 15 minutes. Synonyms unbuttered, plain, butterless 2Bare or lacking adornment. 〈喻〉不加掩饰的，赤裸裸的 the dry facts 未加渲染的事实真相。 2.1 Unexciting; dull. 干巴巴的，枯燥的，乏味的 by current tastes the text is dry 以现在的品味来看，这个文本有点枯燥乏味。 Synonyms bare, simple, basic, fundamental, stark, naked, bald, cold, hard, straightforward dull, uninteresting, boring, unexciting, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dreary, monotonous, dry as dust, arid 2.2 Unemotional, undemonstrative, or impassive. 冷冰冰的，不露感情的 Ralph gave me a dry, silent wave 拉尔夫什么也没说，只是冷冰冰地向我挥了挥手。 3(of a joke or sense of humor) subtle, expressed in a matter-of-fact way, and having the appearance of being unconscious or unintentional. （玩笑，幽默感）冷面的，不动声色的 he delighted his friends with a dry, covert sense of humor 他的朋友们喜欢他那不动声色的、含蓄的幽默感。 Example sentencesExamples I have a dry sense of humor, which the girls love me for. Each page of The Finishing School is alive with her customary ironic, dry wit, and yet she somehow leaves the reader thirsty for more. But viewer beware, a dry sense of humour is needed to enjoy this movie to its fullest. The show was hosted by a young woman who also injected a dry sense of humour into her performance. Kev's dry wit and quiet sense of humour was much appreciated. He will be remembered for his quick wit, his one-liners and his dry sense of humour. He had a great sense of humour and a ready, dry wit but he embodied a certain kind of simplicity and humility. There are really dry jokes throughout the whole thing. The rail workers are blessed with a down-to-earth sense of humor and dry wit that is more than a match for any managerial staff. There is a fine line between dry wit and wicked sarcasm. She has a very dry sense of humor, much like mine actually. Dr. House has the perfect dry wit to deal with his rather depressing field of work. It stays true to its roots of biting satire and dry wit and avoids becoming nonsensical. Many found his manner abrupt at times, but his sardonic humour and dry wit were much enjoyed. His sense of humour was dry, he could be irascible, and he was razor sharp. He had a very dry sense of humor that made her think of her father. It's made me laugh from your dry humor and weep for the victims of corporate crime tactics. I wanted to think this was some kind of dry joke, but 3 years of servile apologetics from some broadcasters prevent me. Subtle jokes and dry humour set up some nice character development, backed by worthy acting. Add to that the invention, intelligence and dry wit this title contains, and it deserves to top the charts. Synonyms wry, subtle, low-key, laconic, sly, sharp 4Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink. 禁酒的 Indiana stayed dry after the end of prohibition Example sentencesExamples But the Wilson Act also left a loophole, in that it did not allow dry states to prohibit the importation of alcohol for personal use. Do dry campuses stem student drinking - or aggravate the problem? The distillery, you see, lies in a parish that's been dry since prohibition. It's hard to find a country where a great many of the social ills aren't related to drink or drugs, particularly in the ones that are dry or have prohibition. Synonyms prohibitionist 4.1 (of a person) no longer addicted to or drinking alcohol. （人）不再嗜酒的，戒酒的 I heard much talk about how sobriety was more than staying straight or dry 我听到了许多关于与不吸毒或不嗜酒相比保持清醒有多重要的议论。 Example sentencesExamples He is a dry alcoholic: that is, he simply quit one day, without going through Alcoholics Anonymous or any similar group. This is the kind of subtle, nasty attack used by alcoholics and dry drunks. Very important, the latter, if as some of my friends assert, the reason he does not dine at public functions is that he is a dry drunk. Grandiosity, rigidity, and intolerance of ambiguity, and a tendency to obsess about things are among the traits associated with the dry drunk. Some people compare it to an alcoholic still craving a drink after being dry for years, but I am a steady weight now and take pride in my appearance. Mr Keane senior was an alcoholic who would be dry for several months and a raging drunk the rest of the time. Anyway I had support people amongst the AA groups that I was going to, I was an alcoholic but I'd been dry since the 80s. 5(of an alcoholic drink) not sweet. （酒）干的，不甜的 a dry, medium-bodied red wine 浓淡适中的干红葡萄酒。 Example sentencesExamples While the wines are technically dry, their ripeness suggests sweetness to many palates. Wedding cake does not taste good with dry champagne - no, not even Krug. This was a very agreeable crisp, dry wine which could stand its own against an equivalent French, Italian or New World offering. In the white category, Peel has done very well with Sancerre, Austrian wines like dry riesling and white Burgundy. The light-bodied liqueur is pleasantly dry and aromatic, impressive in every respect. Oloroso is an aromatic, nutty sherry made in both dry and slightly sweet styles. Beginners sometimes describe dry wines as sweet because they confuse fruitiness with sweetness. You don't have to stick with sweet wines, some dry reds can make suitable chocolate partners as well. It is a very dry wine best drunk as an aperitif, and served slightly chilled. Alsace wines that used to be dry are often medium sweet nowadays. If you are having trouble figuring out whether a wine is dry or not, look at the alcohol. With spring swigging in mind, Somerfield is introducing a juicy new range of Antipodean Riesling, dry muscat, Sauvignon Blanc and Verdelho wines. The large, copper-coloured grapes make pleasant sweet as well as dry wines. Clearly a dry wine such as a Fino Sherry or Sercial Madeira is most appropriate at the start of the meal, not the end. We enjoyed a glass with some Chambord Liqueur, a nice twist to this moderately dry champagne. My friend thought the champagne was too dry so she wanted it mixed with orange juice. For whites we waived Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc for the more aromatic Chenin Blanc and dry Riesling. I went to the bar and asked for a dry sherry and sat in a discreet corner behind a decorative shrub. Although many of the wines are dry, sweet Vermentino wines are also produced. A dry sherry seemed just the thing, so I asked for one. Synonyms crisp, sharp, piquant, not sweet, tart, bitter verbdraɪdrī [no object] 1Become dry. 变干 waiting for the paint to dry 等待油漆变干。 do not let the soil dry out 不要让泥土干透。 pools are left as the rivers dry up 河流变干后剩下了一个个池塘。 come in out of the rain and dry off 进来躲躲雨，烘烘干。 Example sentencesExamples After swimming we sat on a log to dry off in the sun. Bare rooted plants ordered from nurseries at the end of the summer will arrive this month and should be planted out straight away to stop the roots drying out. If blistering does occur, allow the paint to dry for a few days. We sleep in the cheapest motel we can find, hanging up our clothes and sleeping bags in the room so that they can dry off. She looked up and over at me in surprise, tears slowly drying up. Barely had the ink dried on last week's column than the phone rang. The ink dried quickly on glossy paper and didn't have a strong odor. Have you ever watched your clothes dry in the clothes dryer at the laundromat? Moisturize your skin constantly to help prevent your skin from drying out and from getting wrinkles. There was a downpour so we went to his apartment to dry off. The sun is finally out in Calgary, and despite a quick thunderstorm this afternoon, things seem to be drying out. Soil dries faster in terra-cotta pots, high temperatures and wind. Leave the shower doors or curtain open after bathing so that it dries faster. Let the pots stand in a saucer of water, ideally rainwater, then let them dry off a bit over the winter. Have to keep the throat from drying out, no matter how much it hurts to swallow. My companion ventured back to the beach to dry off. The flood victims either install themselves at our campsite or head back to London to dry off and restock, while I snatch a couple of hours sleep. He uses a piece of unsliced smoked salmon, and slices it slightly thicker than normal so that it will pan-fry without drying out. The tape survived, but only after it had spent Boxing Day drying on the radiator. Once you are satisfied with the colors, let the paints and inks dry. 1.1with object Cause to become dry. 变干 they had washed and dried their hair 他们洗了头并且吹干了头发。 Example sentencesExamples To sterilise your jars before potting, wash them well then dry them in a low oven. Thankfully, some high winds have helped to dry off the playing pitches. I also advise using moisturiser, especially in winter, as the cold air dries the skin. Many contain sugar, which feeds odor-causing bacteria, and sprays and mouthwashes generally contain alcohol, which dries out your mouth. David finished drying and washing the dishes and headed off to take a shower. So, my job was to dry out the string - I microwaved it, would you believe - and then to hang up the cards. Mrs Dunn said she left a bedroom window slightly ajar for about half an hour to dry off some washing. I hurriedly washed and dried some jeans - just in time for my train. She quickly hopped in the shower, washed her hair, then dried it. Wash and dry the potatoes, prick with a fork and place on a baking tray. Local companies have also provided dehumidifiers to dry out the classroom damaged by the van. Wash and dry your hands or use soft cotton gloves. During roasting, lard is spread over it to avoid drying out the meat. After I worked out, I showered and dried my hair and fixed my face, and generally returned myself to a reasonably presentable state. I move to the sink, wash my hands, dry them and set the timer. What she remembers most clearly about that afternoon is her mother's anger because Anny had taken so long to wash and dry one of her nighties. The samples were further dried overnight under vacuum. They were washing and drying dishes and chattering when the doorbell rang. He has my window open and my space heater running to try to dry out the carpet, and he'll replace that if necessary. Isn't it obvious that such an elaborate grooming procedure would be left to after one has washed and dried one's hair? Synonyms make dry, dry out, dry up, parch, scorch, sear, bake dry off, towel, rub 1.2with object Wipe tears from (the eyes) 擦去（眼睛里的）泪水 she dried her eyes and blew her nose 她擦干了眼泪，又擤了擤鼻子。 Example sentencesExamples Brett saw Daniel leave and leapt up, trying to dry his eyes but he knew his cheeks were still tear stained. I toddled into the bathroom, and first dried my eyes on a large, fluffy towel which was hanging low enough for me to reach. She pulled her hand across her face, drying her eyes, and sniffed. ‘Oh, nothing,’ she said drying her eyes, and that was it - no explanation, after that she was fine. I dry my eyes and look to her for some sort of reassurance. As they say in the army, dry your eyes and harden up. Sasha dried his eyes up a bit by wiping them on his shirt and tried to talk straight. Some have beats that make you want to make your very own dance floor in your bedroom, and some that make you grab tissues to dry your eyes. Mama was drying her eyes, and Molly was whispering some words of comfort to Emily. He got in his car and leaned his head back against the seat, he dried his eyes from threatening tears and drove off. She turned to the other side, away from Michael's questioning gaze, drying her eyes with her sleeves. She finds a wall mirror and finishes drying her eyes, and then she smiles strangely, admiring herself. By then I had already dried my eyes, the girls were clean and eating cookies in front of the T.V, accompanied by me. Jeanette was drying her eyes while Allison was talking angrily and making wild gestures. I took off my glasses, dried my eyes and told her the word I had meant to say, ‘Happy.’ The Count went to his brother, stood next to him and looked down, while drying his eyes with a handkerchief. I sniffle a bit, and he picks me up, drying my eyes with his sleeve. She raised her head from her arms and dried her eyes with the back of her hand like a child. But you didn't deceive even yourself, for your hand was shaking, and it wasn't the steam that made you dry your eyes. The rest of you dry your eyes, you've got to walk away now, it's over. Synonyms wipe, wipe tears from, rub, dab 1.3 Wipe dishes dry with a cloth after they have been washed. 擦餐具 Example sentencesExamples ‘I'll wash, you dry,’ said Jake, turning on the tap and staring at the water that gushed out. Finished painting the conservatory, had something to eat, washed up, dried up, and ironed a top for tomorrow. When I helped Gemma to dry up, the tea towel slid on oily cutlery. Synonyms dry off, towel, rub 1.4usually as adjective driedwith object Preserve by allowing or encouraging evaporation of moisture from. 使脱水，使风变干 dried flowers 脱了水的花。 Example sentencesExamples They shouldered baskets of vegetables and dried fruits which they had brought to change for salt and candies. Among other things, Sakhi inmates are given training in flower arrangement using dried parts of plants. Because I am currently burning the candle at both ends, got home and made my bread, left it to rise, and made my Moroccan dried fruit salad. Some salad dressings contain sulfites, and so do dried fruits like apricots or golden raisins. Fragrant barks and dried flowers hold their own appeal. The atmosphere is heavy with the scents of a dark corner of the garden or even of the inside of one of the sheds, all damp wood and dried flower heads. Wire flowers before drying them; after they're dried, they may shatter. Peony flowers also can be dried and used in arrangements. Muntries is a native plant that's well-known to local Aboriginal people; they ate the fruits and dried them to trade with other tribes. Fresh fruit or dried fruits can play an important role in satisfying the sweet tooth and combating obesity. When fresh fruits are dried, the sugar in them becomes much more concentrated: about 70 per cent of the weight of a raisin comes from sugar. Flowers can be dried and used in arrangements, wreaths, potpourri, sachets, and more. If I crave something sweet it's usually dried apricots or dried cranberries. Dates or dried fruit are great for satisfying sweet cravings. Spinach, dried beans and dried fruit are all natural products rich in iron. Healthy nibbles, for me, would be dried fruit, fruit and yoghurt. Try dried apricots and almonds, dried mangoes and Brazil nuts, and dried figs and walnuts. The meat was dried in the malting kiln and ground in the malt mill. Most of us know that dried chamomile flowers infused to make a tea, calm, soothe and help you sleep. Baskets woven from leaves and grass held fruit and dried meat. Synonyms dry up, dehydrate, desiccate desiccate, dehydrate, remove the moisture from dehydrated, desiccated, dry, dried up, moistureless 2theatrical slang Forget one's lines. 〈舞台俚语〉忘记台词 a colleague of mine once dried in the middle of a scene 我的一位同事曾在一场戏的中间忘了台词。 Example sentencesExamples Sox is an actor who dries at an audition because he cannot relate to the character of a township gangster. I averted my eyes from Guinness to watch Tony, and Alec dried, that is, he forgot his lines. noundraɪdrī US A person in favor of the prohibition of alcohol. 〈美〉支持禁酒者 Example sentencesExamples ‘So far, then, as the liquor issue may figure in the campaign,’ the Century editorialized, ‘the drys can have nothing but opposition to the Democratic campaign’. To do that, Snider heads out to the various tour stops and surveys the dries, including the hotels they may stay in, the surrounding areas and potential performance halls. Exploiting division in their opponents' ranks, drys drafted the bill and pressured Congress to pass it. Phrases come up dry 变干 Be unsuccessful. 〈北美〉不成功，失败 experiments have so far come up dry 到目前为止，实验仍未成功。 Example sentencesExamples Well, Percy had a look through his own libraries and came up dry, so he called me. The initial probe included an allegation of illegal arms shipment to Honduras, but the charge came up dry. Until they came up dry, they'd follow his lead without question. I scoured the entire store, including the sale racks and the junior trendsetters section but came up dry. Apparently the investigation came up dry and was suspended. Between now and then, we either have to find some weapons of mass destruction, or come up with an incredibly plausible reason why our searches are coming up dry. The Spanish producers of the film had planned to shoot in the republic but their search for a suitable location came up dry. But in the aftermath of our victory, the search for evidence of this program has thus far come up dry. I tried looking up ‘blacksmith’ using Canada 411 but for some reason it came up dry. She began thinking carefully of somewhere to go again but like before came up dry. (as) dry as a bone Extremely dry. 极干的；极其干燥（或干旱）的 Example sentencesExamples The plants are dying and the ducks are getting desperate as their pond is dry as a bone. Now was no different, he could wander the desert forever and come back dry as a bone and cool as ice. In just a matter of weeks, Colorado and the surrounding states suddenly go dry as a bone. But there was disappointment for visitors to Piccadilly Gardens, because the water feature there was dry as a bone after it stopped working. It's got hints of raspberry flavour and is as dry as a bone, with that Burgundy ability to vaporise pleasantly in the mouth. As water bodies dry up, and the supply lines remain dry as a bone, the city residents are in for a long and hot spell of drought. It's been as dry as a bone here in South Australia and much of Australia until last Friday. Two thirds of Australia is as dry as a bone, over 5 million square kilometres of rock, scrub and sand. If your favorite ride is being rained out, there is always another spot to ride that is dry as a bone. I got up, sauntered over to grab a trolley, and made my way into the store, dry as a bone. (as) dry as dust 1Extremely dry. 极干的；极其干燥（或干旱）的 Example sentencesExamples He saw the woman stand slowly and his mouth tasted as dry as dust. Her arms and legs felt like hundred-pound weights; the inside of Tory's mouth felt like the sand of the Sahara desert, dry as dust. My dad would try every now and then but his potatoes were dry as dust. Cocoa Puffs, dry as dust and hard as she poured them into the bowl, the glass still warm from the hot water. 1.1Extremely dull; lacking emotion, expression, or interest. 枯燥无味的，缺乏感情（或表达力、兴趣）的，干巴巴的 what the students learned was as dry as dust 学生们学的东西枯燥无味。 Example sentencesExamples A legend as a player, now dry as dust on German TV - but strangely endearing for it. This does not mean however that the correct approach must be dry as dust. His commentary track is dry as dust. I searched in vain for a subject that wasn't deadly boring, dry as dust, and leached of every detail of the kind that makes things interesting in real life. Better illustrated than usual, no doubt, but probably dry as dust. Van Gogh may have attended art school in Antwerp, but he found it dry as dust and here we see his real teachers: Delacroix Courbet, Millet and Rembrandt. How could such a man have been a mere mechanical nincompoop churning out thousands of pages of dry as dust études intent only on stifling the eager piano student? The presenter has an infectious enthusiasm that television producers believe lends popular appeal to subjects that some viewers might otherwise consider dry as dust. Had they been written by a psychologist I feel sure they would be as dry as dust. US audiences will find this latter subject dry as dust and uninteresting. Synonyms dull, uninteresting, boring, unexciting, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dreary, monotonous, dry as dust, arid there wasn't a dry eye (in the house) (with reference to a play, film, or similar event) everyone in the audience was moved to tears. （观看戏剧、电影等时）观众没有不掉眼泪的 Example sentencesExamples Jackie's beautiful cousin sang ‘Ring-a-ring-a-Rosie ‘and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. They had a moment of silence and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. And our last weekly trip together to the Poetry reading, Won wrote this poem for me and after she was done reading it there wasn't a dry eye in the house. I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the place, and mine were no exception. The service was really nice, even for a non-religious person like me, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. And there wasn't a dry eye in the House when Fonda told of how her father led his family out of the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Perhaps the most moving moment was when Michael's boyfriend read out a little speech, and when he quoted a Dusty song at the end I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the house. After the three children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia were all named Child of the Year, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. The concert was a lovely, memorable experience for all involved, and there wasn't a dry eye in the hall. I will always remember one night one Australian tenor singing ‘Somewhere a Voice is Calling’ - there wasn't a dry eye in the room. Phrasal Verbs dry out (of an alcoholic) abstain from alcoholic drink, especially as part of a detoxification program. he intends to dry out and get his life back together again 他想要戒酒，并重新找回自己的生活。 Example sentencesExamples It's the additional bottle of schnapps for the alky who should be drying out. Billy's lawyer alleges that Iris has a drink problem, while her lawyer claims that he had spent three weeks in a monastery drying out. I have every intention of drying out enough to get back to work on the novel by Friday. He was a lost soul with illusions, endlessly drying out from drugs and then going back on them. Apparently she's drying out in a hospital somewhere. Synonyms give up drinking, give up alcohol, become teetotal, overcome alcoholism, take the pledge dry up 1Cease talking. 〈非正式〉住口；停止说话 then he dried up, and Phil couldn't get another word out of him 然后他就住了口，菲尔再也没能从他嘴里得到一个字。 Example sentencesExamples I am worried that when I perform in front of people, I will dry up. As BBC producers knew only too well, although he was a great talker, when faced with a microphone, he would dry up. Synonyms stop speaking, stop talking, fall silent, say no more, shut up 2(of something perceived as a continuous flow or source) decrease and stop. 逐渐枯竭，逐渐减少；终止 his commissions began to dry up 他的佣金开始逐渐减少并最终停止。 Example sentencesExamples But by the end of 2002 the stream of good news began to dry up as the economic downturn dragged on. I think his cash flow may dry up and he won't be able to put his kids through college. When the movie work began to dry up, Groucho Marx found a new lease of life as the host of a radio quiz show, You Bet Your Life. With non-renewable energy sources drying up pretty rapidly alternatives will start to come on stream consistently in the coming years, Dr O'Connor said. Now, with increased pollution, even that source of income is drying up. The sole means of income dried up and she stopped going to school. Roles begin to dry up for women in Hollywood by about 45, she concedes, and branching out was part of remaining vital in the business. When revenue from albums began to dry up, it was natural for bands to raise concert prices. My source of free-range eggs dried up last month when Mr Fox made off with our neighbour's hens. Many companies in the US over-invested on the back of ambitious growth forecasts and find themselves heavily indebted as cash flows dry up. Synonyms dwindle, wane, disappear, fail, vanish, subside, peter out, fade, fade away, die away, die off, die out, taper off, trail away, trail off, ebb, melt away, evaporate, come to nothing, come to a an end, come to a halt end, run out, give out Origin Old English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken. adj.1 phr. phr.v.
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