dryness

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.
      dry up 同 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. Dryness at the roots can occur very easily specially when plants are grown in containers.
   根部很容易干枯，特别是当植株被种养在盆中时。
2. Increasing omega-3 intake can reduce dryness and inflammation.
   多摄入一些欧米珈-3脂肪酸可以减少皮肤的干燥和红肿发炎。
3. Eye and lip skin contain few oil glands, making it especially prone to dryness.
   眼睛和嘴唇部位油腺少，因此尤其容易干燥。
4. But the stress and dryness are only temporary.
   但是视神经紧张和眼干都只是暂时的。
5. Test your skin for dryness by gently scratching an area with your nail.
   用你的指甲轻划皮肤以检验皮肤干燥程度。
6. Their charm is the way they can marry acidity with either dryness or sweetness on the palate.
   它的魅力在于能将酸度和清单或甘甜的口感完美搭配。
7. The results can also have important reference to the design of other infrared saving energy dryness.
   取得的结果也可作为其它红外节能加热设计时参考。
8. When the bag is opened, the card can be examined for proper dryness inside the bag.
   当包打开，该卡可以检查其包内适当干燥。
9. The development of dryness machining technology greatly depends on the exploitation and application of cutting tool.
   干式加工技术的发展在很大程度上要依赖于切削刀具的开发与应用。
10. Despite last summer's dryness, there is no shortage of water.
    尽管去年夏天很干燥，但是没有缺水。
11. Some areas of the world experienced unusually dry conditions and excessive dryness led to extensive forest fire.10.
    世界一些地区经历了罕见的干旱，过度的干旱导致了大面积的森林火灾。
12. Exhaust before water pressure test, drainage before manufacture, dryness and medium isolation.
    水压试验前排气、生产前排水、干燥、介质隔离。
13. Bamboo charcoal insole has functions of deodorant, dryness.
    产品描述：竹炭鞋垫拥有除臭，除湿，干燥等功效。
14. Dryness of leaf and branch of canopy has obvious effect on canopy interception of different forest types.
    枝叶干燥程度对不同森林类型截留能力的影响也有明显的区别。
15. Some diseases such as Parkinson's and Sjogren's as well as certain medications also cause dryness.
    某些疾病比如帕金森氏病和干燥综合症以及一些特定的药物也会引发干眼症。
16. How to manage hot flashes, depression, memory problems, weight gain, vaginal dryness, and more.
    如何处理潮热，抑郁，记忆问题，体重增加，阴道干燥以及其它一些问题。
17. At the preparation period adopted a method combined evaporation to dryness by water bath and microwave ashing which mostly reduced the losing of metals.
    在预处理过程中采用水浴蒸干和微波灰化相结合的方法，大大减少了金属元素的损失。
18. It's also good for eye dryness caused by irascibility or excessive use of eye.
    它还有助于治疗因暴躁或者过度用眼而引起的眼睛干涩。
19. This results in dryness which becomes initially visible as a loss of sheen and lustre to the skin.
    在干燥的初步成为一个有形的损失，这结果光泽和光泽皮肤。
20. Some measures for improving dryness of the polyester chip are introduced.
    介绍了提高聚酯切片干燥效果的几点措施。
21. In order to keep away from terrible heat, cold, dryness, or wetness.
    它们为了躲避可怕的炎热、寒冷、干燥、潮湿。
22. Female patients can be accompanied by vaginal dryness, burning, genital atrophy.
    女性患者还可伴有阴道干燥，烧灼感，外阴萎缩。
23. Some desert animals can survive the very strong summer heat and dryness because they have very unusual characters.
    某些沙漠中的动物之所以能够生存在夏季高温、干燥的环境中，是因为它们都有不同寻常的特点。
24. Pure beeswax and gentle lanolin protect the skin against dryness without impairing the skin's natural functions.
    纯粹的蜂蜡和柔和的羊毛脂保护肌肤不会干燥，不会破坏肌肤的天然功能。
25. The sicca syndrome was mostly appeared as dryness of mouth and eye clinically.
    干燥综合征以口干、眼干等为主要临床特征。
26. You might notice wrinkles, age spots and dryness.
    你会在你的皮肤上发现皱纹、色斑和干燥等症状。
27. The abundant mineral elements contained in bamboo salt can remarkably relieve skin dryness and moisten skin.
    竹盐中含有丰富的矿物成份能显著舒缓肌肤干燥，补充肌肤所需水份。
28. The dryness in my mouth vanished and I could feel the adrenaline flooding my body.
    我嘴里干涩的感觉消失了，只觉得肾上腺素在我体内涌流。
29. Rapid keratinization and the lack of sebaceous glands on hands will cause dryness, roughness, chaps and peeling.
    手上迅速的角质化和皮脂腺的缺乏会造成干燥、糙、裂和脱皮。
30. The dryness level can easily andconvenient control by yourself.
    干燥程度可以从心所欲，方便控制。

noun

1. objectivity and detachment
   1. her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone

   Synonym:    dispassiondispassionateness

2. moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

   Synonym:    sobriety

3. the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

   Synonym:    waterlessnessxerotes