dry

adj.

干 not wet

1. 干的；干燥的
   not wet, damp or sticky; without water or moisture
   1. Is my shirt dry yet?
      我的衬衣干了吗？
   2. Store onions in a cool dry place.
      把洋葱头存放在凉爽干燥的地方。
   3. I'm afraid this cake has turned out very dry.
      恐怕这个蛋糕烤得太干。
   4. Her mouth felt as dry as a bone (= completely dry) .
      她感到口干舌燥。
   5. When the paint is completely dry, apply another coat.
      油漆干后再涂上一层。
   6. It was high summer and the rivers were dry (= had no water in them) .
      正值盛夏，河流都干涸了。

雨少 little rain

2. 雨少的；干旱的；干燥的
   with very little rain
   1. weeks of hot dry weather
      连续几周炎热干燥的天气
   2. the dry season
      旱季
   3. I hope it stays dry for our picnic.
      希望我们野餐的时候别下雨。
   4. Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America.
      响尾蛇出现在北美温暖干燥的地区。

皮肤；头发 skin/hair

3. 干性的；无水分的
   without the natural oils that makes it soft and healthy
   1. a shampoo for dry hair
      适合干性发质的洗发剂

咳嗽 cough

4. 干咳的
   that does not produce any phlegm (= the thick liquid that forms in the nose and throat)
   1. a dry hacking cough
      猛烈的干咳

面包 bread

5. 无黄油（或果酱）的
   eaten on its own without any butter, jam, etc.
   1. Breakfast consisted of dry bread and a cup of tea.
      早餐有无黄油的面包和一杯茶。

葡萄酒 wine

6. 无甜味的；干的
   not sweet
   1. a crisp dry white wine
      爽口的干白葡萄酒
   2. a dry sherry
      干雪利酒

幽默 humour

7. 机敏的；不形于色的；不露声色的
   very clever and expressed in a quiet way that is not obvious; often using irony
   1. He was a man of few words with a delightful dry sense of humour.
      他话不多，很幽默，却又不形于色，让人很愉快。

无感情 without emotion

8. 不动感情的；冷冰冰的
   not showing emotion
   1. a dry voice
      冷冰冰的声音

乏味 boring

9. 干巴巴的；枯燥乏味的
   not interesting
   1. Government reports tend to make dry reading.
      政府报告读起来往往枯燥无味。

无酒 without alcohol

10. 无酒的；禁酒的；戒酒的
    without alcohol; where it is illegal to buy, sell or drink alcohol
    1. We had a dry wedding (= no alcoholic drinks were served) .
       我们举行了一个无酒的婚礼。
    2. a dry county/state
       禁酒的郡 / 州

口渴 thirsty

11. 口渴的；令人口渴的
    thirsty; that makes you thirsty
    1. I'm a bit dry.
       我有点渴。
    2. This is dry work.
       这是使人觉得口渴的工作。

verb

1. （使）变干；（把…）弄干
   to become dry; to make sth dry
   1. Be careful. The paint hasn't dried yet.
      小心点。油漆还没有干。
   2. You wash the dishes and I'll dry.
      你洗盘子，我来擦干。
   3. Use this towel to dry your hands.
      用这条毛巾擦干手。
   4. dry your hair
      弄干头发
   5. to dry your eyes/tears (= stop crying)
      擦干眼睛 / 眼泪

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

1. Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth
   用柔软的干布擦拭金属。
2. Pat it dry with a soft towel
   用柔软的毛巾将它拍干。
3. Once the paint is dry, apply a coat of the red ochre emulsion paint
   油漆干了后，涂一层发红的土黄色乳胶漆。
4. The path was dry and slithery from the drought.
   小路因干旱变得又干又滑。
5. The washing might dry outside today, the sun's shining
   洗过的衣物可能今天晾在外面就能干，阳光正足。
6. Leave your hair to dry naturally whenever possible
   尽可能让头发自然晾干。
7. Wash and dry the lettuce
   将莴苣洗洗再晾干。
8. Liz laughed again, got up from the water and began to dry herself.
   利兹又笑了，从水里站起来开始擦干身上的水。
9. Mrs. Madrigal began drying dishes.
   马德里加尔夫人开始擦干碟子。
10. Nothing looks worse than dry, cracked lips
    没有什么比干燥开裂的嘴唇更难看的了。
11. Dry hair can be damaged by washing it too frequently
    干性头发洗得太频繁容易受损。
12. My skin's been getting a little dry recently.
    我皮肤最近有点干。
13. Exceptionally dry weather over the past year had cut agricultural production
    去年罕见的干旱天气已导致农业减产。
14. The spring had been unusually dry and we received only two tenths of an inch of rain during the entire month of June.
    春天异常干旱，我们在整个6月只有0.2英寸的降雨量。
15. It was one of the driest and dustiest places in Africa.
    那是非洲最干旱、尘土最多的地方之一。
16. Such cars, however, do grip the road well, even in the dry.
    不过，这种车即使在干燥路面上也表现出了良好的抓地性能。
17. The aquifer which had once fed the wells was pronounced dry
    曾为水井供水的蓄水层正式宣告干涸了。
18. To harvest oil and gas profitably from the North Sea, it must focus on the exploitation of small reserves as the big wells run dry.
    随着大型油井的枯竭，要想从北海的石油和天然气开采中盈利，必须着力于开采小储量的油井。
19. She was suddenly thirsty and dry.
    她突然口渴了。
20. His mouth was dry, he needed a drink
    他口很干，需要喝上一杯。
21. There were few dry eyes in the house when I finished
    我说完后房间里没几个人不掉泪的。
22. Gujurat has been a totally dry state for the past thirty years.
    在过去的30年里古吉拉特一直是完全禁酒的一个州。
23. He's just milking the company dry.
    他是要把公司榨干。
24. Fulton has retained his dry humour
    富尔顿保持着他含而不露的幽默。
25. When he crept back to his desk, he heard the dry voice of Father Laurence.
    当他轻手轻脚地回到读经台时，他听到了劳伦斯神父冷冰冰的声音。
26. A lot of the work was very dry and boring in Westminster.
    威斯敏斯特的许多工作非常枯燥无味令人厌烦。
27. For breakfast, they had dry bread and tea.
    他们早餐吃了无黄油的面包，还喝了茶。
28. Reservoirs are drying up and farmers have begun to leave their land
    水库逐渐干涸，农民开始背井离乡。
29. Investment could dry up and that could cause the economy to falter
    投资可能会中断，而这会引起经济衰退。
30. If you ask her what she's good at she will dry up after two minutes.
    如果你问她擅长什么，两分钟后她就没话说了。

  boring arid dreary dry dull monotonous【导航词义：乏味的，无聊的】

  boring adj. 令人厌烦的；乏味的，无聊的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指某事物或某人因毫无趣味、吸引力而让人感到乏味的、无聊的。

  arid adj. 无新意的，无趣的

〔辨析〕指某事物毫无趣味的，也指缺乏令人心动的特征或品质的。

  dreary adj. 〈文〉沉闷的，令人生厌的

〔辨析〕指事物了无趣味、使人感到厌烦或沮丧的。

  dry adj. 干巴巴的，枯燥乏味的

〔辨析〕指书籍、讲话、话题等干巴巴的、生硬的、缺乏幽默的，有时含贬义。

  dull adj. 乏味的，无趣的

〔辨析〕作此义解时，通常只能用来形容事物，指因缺乏新鲜感、吸引力而显得乏味、沉闷的。

  monotonous adj. 单调的，乏味的

〔辨析〕指没有变化、重复单调的。

dry off

dry sb/sth↔off

1. （使）变干；弄干
   to become dry or make sth dry
   1. Is my shirt dry yet?
      我的衬衣干了吗？
   2. Store onions in a cool dry place.
      把洋葱头存放在凉爽干燥的地方。
   3. I'm afraid this cake has turned out very dry.
      恐怕这个蛋糕烤得太干。
   4. Her mouth felt as dry as a bone (= completely dry) .
      她感到口干舌燥。
   5. When the paint is completely dry, apply another coat.
      油漆干后再涂上一层。
   6. It was high summer and the rivers were dry (= had no water in them) .
      正值盛夏，河流都干涸了。

dry out

dry sb↔out

1. （使）戒酒瘾
   to stop drinking alcohol after you have continuously been drinking too much; to cure sb of drinking too much alcohol

dry out

dry sth↔out

1. （使）变干，干透
   to become or to allow sth to become dry, in a way that is not wanted
   1. a dry hacking cough
      猛烈的干咳

dry up

1. 干涸
   to become completely dry
   1. Breakfast consisted of dry bread and a cup of tea.
      早餐有无黄油的面包和一杯茶。
2. 逐渐枯竭；耗尽
   if a supply of sth dries up , there is gradually less of it until there is none left
3. （因不知该说什么而）突然住口，突然说不出话来
   to suddenly stop talking because you do not know what to say next
   1. a crisp dry white wine
      爽口的干白葡萄酒
   2. a dry sherry
      干雪利酒

dry up

dry sth↔up

1. 擦干（刚洗的碗碟）
   to dry dishes with a towel after you have washed them

adj.

milk/suck sb/sth dry

• 榨干…的钱财；耗尽…的精力；掏尽…的信息
  to get from sb/sth all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually giving nothing in return

not a dry eye in the house

• 全场无人不流泪；全场无不为之动容
  used to say that everyone was very emotional about sth
  1. There wasn't a dry eye in the house when they announced their engagement.
     他们宣布订婚时大伙眼睛全湿啦。

run dry

• 干涸；枯竭；耗尽
  to stop supplying water; to be all used so that none is left
  1. The wells in most villages in the region have run dry.
     这个地区多数村庄的水井都已干涸。
  2. Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions.
     由于流感爆发已大肆流行，疫苗供应开始消耗殆尽。

bleed sb dry

• 榨取某人所有的钱；把某人榨干
  to take away all sb's money
  1. The big corporations are bleeding some of these small countries dry.
     一些大企业正在把这些小国家榨干。

high and dry

high and dry

be home and dry

• 做成某事（尤指难事）
  to have done sth successfully, especially when it was difficult
  1. I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
     我能看见终点线了，我想我终于成功了。

keep your powder dry

• 时刻准备应急；枕戈待旦；有备无患
  to remain ready for a possible emergency

squeeze sb dry

• 榨取某人所拥有的一切；榨干某人的钱财；逼某人讲出所知道的一切
  to get as much money, information, etc. out of sb as you can