| 释义 |
bone dry
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | bone dry - without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone; "bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the clothes bone dry"bone-drydry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" |
Translationsbone dry
bone dryExtremely dry. Man, it is bone dry out there today—not a bit of humidity in the air. And if that floor is anything less than bone dry when you're done, make sure to put up the signs—we don't need anyone slipping out here!See also: bone, drybone dryVery thirsty; extremely dry. The simile dry as bone, referring to the bones of a dead creature, dates from the sixteenth century and has survived to the present day, while others of the same period (dry as a sieve, dry as a chip, dry as a red herring) have long since died out. See also dry as dust.See also: bone, dryFinancialSeeb/dbone dry
Synonyms for bone dryadj without a trace of moistureSynonymsRelated Words |