dry out 1. (使)戒酒；(使)戒毒 He will have to spend months in a special hospital, drying out. 他将不得不在一专门医院呆上几个月戒酒。 The young man was dried out in the clinic. 那青年在诊疗站接受戒毒治疗。 2. (使)干透 The sun dried out the hay. 太阳把草晒得干透。 My lips and mouth keep drying out. 我老是唇干口燥。