| 单词 | bone dry |
| 释义 | bone dry also bone-dry adjective If you say that something is bone dry, you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed. [emphasis] Now the river bed is bone dry. bone dry in British English (bəʊn draɪ) adjective (bone-dry when prenominal) containing no moisture whatsoever The lake in the centre of the city is bone dry. Now the river bed is bone dry. a bone-dry well bone-dry in British Englishadjective informal a. completely dry a bone-dry well b. (postpositive) the well was bone dry bone-dry in American English (ˈboʊnˈdraɪ) adjective Informal 1. dry as a bone that has lain exposed to the air; very dry 2. absolutely abstaining from, or prohibiting the use of, alcoholic drinks Examples of 'bone dry' in a sentence |
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