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D0403700 (drī)adj. dri·er (drī′ər), dri·est (drī′ĭst) or dry·er or dry·est 1. Free from liquid or moisture: changed to dry clothes.2. a. Having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate.b. Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture: a dry month.3. a. Not under water: dry land.b. Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted: a dry river.4. a. No longer yielding liquid, especially milk: a dry cow.b. Not producing a liquid substance that is normally produced: dry heaves.c. Not shedding tears: dry sobs.d. Needing moisture or drink: a dry mouth.5. No longer wet: The paint is dry.6. Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities: dry weight.7. Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines.8. Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients: a dry martini.9. Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish: dry toast; dry meat.10. Having no adornment or coloration; plain: the dry facts.11. Devoid of bias or personal concern: presented a dry critique.12. a. Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe: The actor gave a dry reading of the lines.b. Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner: rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical tone.13. Wearisome; dull: a dry lecture filled with trivial details.14. Humorous in an understated or unemotional way: dry wit.15. Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages: a dry county.16. Unproductive of the expected results: a mind dry of new ideas.17. Constructed without mortar or cement: dry masonry.v. dried (drīd), dry·ing, dries (drīz) v.tr.1. To remove the moisture from; make dry: laundry dried by the sun.2. To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.v.intr. To become dry: The sheets dried quickly in the sun.n. pl. drys Informal A prohibitionist.Phrasal Verbs: dry out Informal To undergo a cure for alcoholism. dry up1. To make or become unproductive, especially to do so gradually.2. Informal To stop talking. Used especially in the imperative.

[Middle English drie, from Old English drȳge.]

dry′ly, dri′ly adv.dry′ness n.Synonyms: dry, dehydrate, desiccate, parch
These verbs mean to remove the moisture from: drying the dishes; added water to eggs that were dehydrated; a factory where coconut meat is shredded and desiccated; land parched by the sun. See Also Synonyms at sour.Antonym: moisten

dry up

vb (adverb) 1. (intr) to become barren or unproductive; fail: in middle age his inspiration dried up. 2. to dry (dishes, cutlery, etc) with a tea towel after they have been washed3. (intr) informal to stop talking or speaking: when I got on the stage I just dried up; dry up!.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dry up - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"exsiccate, dehydrate, desiccatedry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
	2.	dry up - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"mummifyshrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"mummify - remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"

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adjective1. Having little or no liquid or moisture:anhydrous, arid, bone-dry, moistureless, sere, waterless.2. Having little or no precipitation:arid, droughty, rainless, thirsty.3. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:grating, harsh, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raspy, raucous, rough, scratchy, squawky, strident.4. Needing or desiring drink:parched, thirsty.Archaic: athirst.5. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids:acerb, acerbic, acetous, acid, acidulous, sour, tangy, tart.6. Without addition, decoration, or qualification:bald, bare, plain, simple, unadorned, unvarnished.7. With little or no emotion or expression:impassive, matter-of-fact, unemotional.8. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dull, earthbound, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired.9. Arousing no interest or curiosity:boring, drear, dreary, dull, humdrum, irksome, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome, weary.verb1. To make or become free of moisture.Also used with out:dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate, parch.2. To make or become physically hard:cake, concrete, congeal, harden, indurate, petrify, set, solidify.phrasal verb
dry up1. To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture:mummify, sear, shrivel, wither, wizen.2. To make or become no longer active or productive:deplete, desiccate, give out, play out, run out.

Translations

使变干使干涸用完讲不出话来

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(drai) adjective1. having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc. The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.干燥的2. uninteresting and not lively. a very dry book.枯燥乏味的3. (of humour or manner) quiet, restrained. a dry wit.正经的4. (of wine) not sweet. （酒等）不甜的 verb – past tense, past participle dried – to (cause to) become dry. I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.使干燥dried adjective (of food) having had moisture removed for the purpose of preservation. dried flowers; dried fruit.弄干了的ˈdrier, ˈdryer noun a machine etc that dries. a spin-drier; a hair-dryer. 干燥器，吹风机 ˈdrily, ˈdryly adverb in a quiet, restrained (and humorous) manner. He commented drily on the untidiness of the room.枯躁无味地ˈdryness noun干ˌdry-ˈclean verb to clean (clothes etc) with chemicals, not with water. 干洗dry land the land as opposed to the sea etc. 陆地dry off to make or become completely dry. She climbed out of the swimming-pool and dried off in the sun.使完全变干dry up1. to lose water; to cease running etc completely. All the rivers dried up in the heat.使干涸2. to become used up. Supplies of bandages have dried up.用完3. to make dry. The sun dried up the puddles in the road.使变干4. (of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say. He dried up in the middle of his speech.讲不出话来

dry up

1. To lose moisture. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "dry" and "up." Hey, if you don't want that marker to dry up, put the cap back on it!2. To remove wetness from something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "dry" and "up." Let me get you a towel so you can dry up that spill.3. To heal a skin rash or irritation. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be be used between "dry" and "up." Don't worry, the doctor prescribed something that should dry up this rash.4. Of a skin rash or irritation, to become healed. If your poison ivy doesn't dry up in a few weeks, you should see a dermatologist.5. To go away or leave. Oh, dry up and give me some peace and quiet!6. To stop talking; to be quiet. Typically used as an imperative. Oh, dry up already! I'm sick of hearing you complain.See also: dry, up

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1. . to cause moisture to dry away to nothing. Dry this spill up with the hair dryer. Will the hair dryer dry up this mess? 2. to cure a skin rash by the use of medicine that dries. Let's use some of this to try to dry that rash up. This medicine will dry up your rash in a few days.See also: dry, up

dry up

1. Lit. [for something] to dry away to nothing. Finally, the water on the track dried up, and the race was able to continue. When will the fields dry up so we can plant? 2. Fig. [for someone] to be quiet or go away. Dry up, you jerk! I wish you would dry up!See also: dry, up

dry up

1. Gradually become unproductive, as in After two collections of short stories, his ability to write fiction dried up. Also see well's run dry. 2. Stop talking; also, cause to stop talking. For example, Dry up! You've said enough. [Slang; mid-1800s] See also: dry, up

dry up

v.1. To become devoid of liquid or moisture: During the drought, the pond dried up.2. To cause something to become devoid of liquid or moisture: She dried up the wet table with a towel. He spilled some water on his pants and dried it up with a hair dryer.3. To become unavailable gradually: The money for the grant dried up because of funding problems.4. To stop talking suddenly: The suspect realized he was talking to the police without his lawyer and quickly dried up.See also: dry, up

Dry up!

exclam. Shut up!; Go away and don’t bother me! Aw, dry up! I’ve heard enough. See also: dry

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verb lose water or moisture

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verb dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture

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