dry

Word family noundrierdryingdrynessDryasdustdry batterydry goodsdry landdrymouthdry rotdry rundrysalterdrysalterydrywalladverbdrilyadjectivedryishdry-eyeddry-roasteddry-shoddryverbdrybeatdry-clean

Related topics: Nature, Drink

dry1 /draɪ/ S2 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp drier, superlativesupl driest)

1 not wet 不湿的DRY without water or liquid inside or on the surface 干的，干燥的 OPP wet

I need to change into some dry clothes.

我要换上干衣服。

Make sure that the surface is clean and dry before you start to paint.

油漆之前一定先要确保表面清洁干燥。

You should store disks in a cool, dry place.

你应该把磁盘存放在阴凉干燥的地方。

shake/rub/wipe etc something dry

Jean rubbed her hair dry.

琼把头发擦干。

The path is dry as a bone (=very dry).

这条小道很干燥。

→ bone dry

2 weather 天气DN having very little rain or moisture 干旱的，干燥的 OPP wet → arid

The weather was hot and dry.

天气炎热干燥。

Eastern areas should stay dry tomorrow.

东部地区明天仍将无雨。

the dry season

旱季

These plants do not grow well in dry conditions (=when there is not much rain).

这些植物在干旱的环境中长不好。

a prolonged dry spell (=period)

一段持续的干旱天气

3 dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc HBHDRYwithout enough of the liquid or oil that is normally in your mouth, skin etc 干燥的嘴巴/皮肤/嘴唇/头发等 → parched

His heart was pounding and his mouth was dry.

他的心怦怦跳，嘴巴发干。

Mary has dry, sensitive skin.

玛丽的皮肤干燥而敏感。

a shampoo for dry hair

适用于干性发质的洗发液

She licked her dry lips.

她舔了舔干燥的嘴唇。

Examples from the Corpus

dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc• Finesse's hairspray formulations are non-sticky, and yet give perfect control when applied to dry hair.• Make sure you use a moisturising shampoo and conditioner for dry hair.• Specific questioning showed symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth.• Simply spray Hot Shapes on to clean, dry hair before setting to get instant hold with a glossy finish.• In places the green is so thick on the page that it develops a gloss like the dried skin of oil paint.• Just as you care for dry skin on the face, the scalp needs a soothing touch ... gentle cleansing and moisturising.• There may be a dry burning sensation; a dry mouth, ropy mucus, mouth ulcers.• For 24 hours a day, the irritation caused by severely dry skin verges on torture.

4 run/go dry DNDRYif a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rain 〔湖泊、河流等〕干涸

The river ran dry last summer.

去年夏天这条河干涸了。

Examples from the Corpus

run/go dry• Every available hotel room was rented out and, on some weekends, county gasoline pumps ran dry.• If the trend continues, he said, the springs will go dry.• Stock tanks normally brimming with water have gone dry.• The rivers, too, are beginning to run dry.• If the valve has jammed shut, causing the feed-and-expansion tank to run dry, again turn off the water supply.• With this agreement, our families are for ever linked, even if the rivers run dry and the oceans become deserts.• The reservoir ran dry during the drought.• Time allowed 00:06 Read in studio A soft drinks company says its could run dry if it doesn't get enough elderflowers.• Laura McCaffrey went dry slope skiing at Calshot Activities Centre, .

5 humour 幽默JOKE someone with a dry sense of humour says funny and clever things while seeming to be serious 冷面滑稽的

He had a delightfully dry sense of humour.

他有一种很逗人的冷幽默。

6 boring 枯燥乏味的BORING boring, very serious, and without humour 乏味的，无趣的

In schools, science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner.

在学校里，科学往往用枯燥乏味的方式来讲授。

a dry debate on policies

对政策的无聊辩论

► see thesaurus at boring

7. dry cough MIa cough which does not produce any phlegm 干咳

Examples from the Corpus

dry cough• Copious, thick, ropy mucus from the larynx; hoarseness, rough voice, dry cough.• I was already coughing a dry cough.• Thick, yellow, offensive ear discharges with loss of hearing and dry cough.• Usually loose but sometimes can be a dry cough.• A short dry cough, may be a little watery mucus, possibly blood streaked.• Hard, dry cough racks the whole chest.

8 dry wine/sherry etc DFDwine etc that is not sweet 干葡萄酒/雪利酒等

a glass of dry white wine

一杯干白葡萄酒

Examples from the Corpus

dry wine/sherry etc• A separate sauce is made by sauteing the duck liver with shallots, carrots, herbs, and dry sherry.• A wonderful pale gold colour we felt it tasted a bit like a dry sherry.• The flavour should be almost viscous for a white wine, rich and succulent for a supposedly dry wine.• Order large glass of dry sherry and feel its warmth penetrate toes, making up for rather painful new shoes.• This is the dry sherry end of the appointments business.• Lindauer Brut £7.49 Made from the Pinot and Chardonnay grape this dry wine had a light golden colour.• This crisp, dry wine is a steal at $ 9.• In dry wines no sugar is left after fermentation.

9 without alcohol 无酒的SCLDFD not drinking alcohol, or not allowing any alcohol to be sold 不喝酒的；不允许出售酒精饮料的

Paula had been dry for a year before she started drinking again.

葆拉一年没喝酒，后来又开始喝了起来。

Kuwait’s a dry country.

科威特是个禁酒的国家。

10 voice 声音EMOTIONAL showing no emotion when you speak 冷漠的，没有感情的

‘Good evening gentlemen, ’ he said, in a dry voice.

“先生们，晚上好。” 他冷冰冰地说道。

11. dry bread/toast DFFbread etc eaten on its own without anything such as butter or jam spread on it 未涂黄油[果酱]的面包/吐司

Examples from the Corpus

dry bread/toast• Felt v. contented but tired. 1230 lunch, carrots, dates, dry bread.• Serve chilled with hot dry toast.• His breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea.• Who wants to count calories and munch on a piece of dry toast at such a time?• However, don't feed your feathered friends very dry bread, desiccated coconut or salty food.• After a cup of strong coffee and a slice of dry toast, she contemplated the day ahead.• It went down well, with dry bread to mop up the water.

12. thirsty 口干的，口渴的 informal thirsty 口渴的

13. not a dry eye in the house CRYused to say that everyone was crying because something was very sad – often used humorously 〔因伤心之事〕在场众人无不眼泪汪汪〔常为幽默用法〕

Examples from the Corpus

not a dry eye in the house• There wasn't by a dry eye in the house after Marvin finished his graduation speech.

—dryness noun [uncountableU]

→ drip-dry, dry rot, → home and dry at home2(6), → leave somebody high and dry at high2(5), → dryly

n COLLOCATIONS

nouns

dry grass

There had been no rain and the grass was very dry.

dry clothes

I had no dry clothes to change into.

dry land (=not the sea)

It was good to get off the ship onto dry land again.

dry ingredients (=the things in a recipe that are not liquid)

Add the eggs and milk to the dry ingredients.

verbs

keep dry

We managed to keep dry inside an old farm building.

get dry (=become dry)

Come inside and get dry.

shake/rub/wipe etc something dry

He wiped his hands dry with a handkerchief.

towel something dry (=use a towel to dry something)

Towel your hair dry before using a hairdryer.

phrases

dry as a bone/bone dry (=completely dry)

These plants need some water – they’re dry as a bone.

n THESAURUS

dry having very little moisture, or no longer wet

How do plants survive in hot dry conditions?

My mouth feels dry.

The clothes should be dry.

The ground was bone dry (=completely dry).

parched completely dry – used about land, or about someone’s lips, throat, skin etc

The earth was so parched that there were huge cracks in it.

parched lips

arid extremely dry because of lack or rain and therefore difficult for growing crops

the arid landscape of the Danakil desert

an arid mountain region

Examples from the Corpus

dry• The weather tomorrow will be sunny and dry.• My other problem, Holmes, is that the subject matter can really be a little dry.• Once on the far side the pipers played while the men danced reels until they were dry.• Stock tanks normally brimming with water have gone dry.• Can you check to see if the laundry's dry?• I forgot to water the plants and the soil has gone bone dry.• In Arizona, the air is often extremely dry.• The wood was dry and it burned easily.• Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.• Scientists can be so dry and unexciting.• His voice was dry as he told of his time as a prisoner of war.• When the paint is completely dry, carefully peel off the masking tape.• Tunisia has a hot, dry climate.• Conway is in a dry county.• The vehicle was found upside down in a dry creek bed.• My throat was so dry I could hardly speak.• By that time, the dry months of deep summer had brought cotton growth to a near standstill.• Skin may be alternately hot and dry or perspiring.• Keep the apples stored in a cool, dry place.• During the dry season, many of the swamps turn to hard-baked mud.• dry sherry• It was a very dry summer.• If you reduce the humidity so the walls are bone dry, then the apartment will be too dry.• Southern areas should stay dry until the early evening.• The dry weather will continue for several days• We drank a dry white wine with our fish.• a dry winter• Once the glue is dry you should place the photograph in the correct position, securing it with masking tape.

dry clothes• The first thing though was to get Nigel into some clean, dry clothes.• They had both changed into dry clothes.• A change into dry clothes before gearing up and a quick brew.• The dry clothes had given her strength.• There were almost no dry clothes left.

dry spell• Already, he says, it is worse than the drought of 1956, once considered the definitive Texas dry spell.• The noonday sun beat down fiercely; dusty air carried the stink of rotting garlic after a prolonged dry spell.• Until I met Donna my social life was a dry spell.• Keep fuchsia well watered during prolonged dry spells in summer and feed regularly with a potash-rich liquid fertiliser.• The dry spell is a real turn-around from recent rainy winters.• Arizona is in the grip of one of its most severe dry spells of the past century.• Showers are expected over the whole country - but the south-east may get a dry spell on Saturday and Sunday.• That is the kind of dry spell some strikers not too distant from Ewood Park would sell their grandmother for.

dry2 S2 W3 verb (dried, drying, dries) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1 DRYto make something dry, or to become dry （使）变干，把…弄干

Mrs Brown hung the washing on the line to dry.

布朗太太把洗好的衣服挂在绳上晾干。

He was drying his hair with a towel.

他在用毛巾擦干头发。

Mary dried her hands.

玛丽把手擦干。

Leave the first coat of paint to dry before adding another.

等第一遍油漆干了以后再刷第二遍。

She stood up and dried her eyes (=wiped away her tears).

她站起身，擦干眼泪。

dry yourself

He quickly dried himself on the thin towel.

他用那块薄毛巾很快把身体擦干了。

2 PLATES/DISHES ETC 盘子/碟子等 (also dry up British EnglishBrE) to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed 擦干〔洗好的盘、碟等〕

You wash and I’ll dry.

你洗碗碟，我来擦干。

Shall I dry up these glasses?

我来把这些玻璃杯擦干好吗？

3 dry off phrasal verbphr v DRYto become dry or to make something dry, especially on the surface （使）变干，把〔某物〕弄干

We swam in the sea, then stretched out on the sand to dry off.

我们在海里游了泳，然后伸开手脚躺在沙滩上把自己晾干。

dry something ↔ off

He dried the camera off, hoping it would still work.

他把相机擦干，希望它还能使用。

Examples from the Corpus

dry off• He dried off his bicycle seat with a towel.• Clean the plastic cover with a damp sponge, then dry it off with a soft cloth.

4 dry out phrasal verbphr v

a) DRYto become completely dry or to make something completely dry, especially after it has been very wet （使）干透，使〔某物〕完全变干

In summer, water the plants regularly and never let the soil dry out.

夏天要经常给植物浇水，不要让土干透。

dry something ↔ out

The kitchen was flooded and it took ages to dry it out.

厨房浸了水，过了很长时间才完全变干。

b) dry (somebody) outMHDFD to stop drinking alcohol after you have become an alcoholic, or to make someone do this （使）（某人）戒酒瘾

He’s been drying out at a private clinic.

他在一家私人诊所戒酒。

The hospital dried Michael out and sent him home.

这家医院帮助迈克尔戒酒后送他回家了。

Examples from the Corpus

dry out• Cover the pastry with a damp cloth to prevent it from drying out.• Hang your towel over the chair to dry it out.• Farmers will have to wait for fields to dry out before they can harvest their soybeans.

dry something ↔ out• Be careful not to dry them out.• It should help dry the thing out.• The sun on the hills would dry me out.• We are still drying them out from a recent visit to the laundry.• It was hot, and the hills were brown and dry, laid out like a pile of kindling.• Ladle thinks that drying yourself out may be an effective antiparasite strategy, a way of purging the parasites from your body.• The lights I work under can get really hot and tend to dry it out so I have to be extra careful.

dry (somebody) out• Be careful not to dry them out.• It should help dry the thing out.• The sun on the hills would dry me out.• We are still drying them out from a recent visit to the laundry.• It was hot, and the hills were brown and dry, laid out like a pile of kindling.• Ladle thinks that drying yourself out may be an effective antiparasite strategy, a way of purging the parasites from your body.• The lights I work under can get really hot and tend to dry it out so I have to be extra careful.

5 dry up phrasal verbphr v

a) come to an end 枯竭FINISH/COME TO AN END if a supply of something dries up, it comes to an end and no more is available 〔供应等〕耗尽，枯竭

Foreign investment may dry up.

来自国外的投资可能会枯竭。

The work soon dried up.

很快就没工作了。

b) river/lake etc 河流/湖泊等DNDRY if something such as a river dries up, the water in it disappears 干涸

Across central and west Texas, waterholes and wells have dried up.

在得克萨斯州整个中部和西部，水坑和水井都干涸了。

dry something ↔ up

Taking too much water for household use is drying up the river.

民用取水过多使这条河日益干涸。

c) stop talking 停止说话FORGET if someone dries up, they stop talking 停下来不说话，说不出话来

‘It was -’ She dried up again.

“那是——” 她又说不出来了。

Everyone became embarrassed and conversation dried up.

大家都很尴尬，谈话停了下来。

d) plates/dishes etc 盘子/碟子等 British EnglishBrEDF to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed 用布擦干〔洗好的盘、碟等〕

dry something ↔ up

I’ll just dry up these mugs and we can have a coffee.

我把这些杯子擦干，我们就来喝咖啡。

Examples from the Corpus

dry up• The town's reservoir has nearly dried up and many homes are without water.• Last summer the river dried up and you could walk right across it.• Lake Elizabeth will not dry up, but its water level could drop.• There was one worrying moment where one of the actors seemed to dry up for a few seconds.• I dried up just as I was about to talk, even though I had been preparing the speech for weeks.

→ cut and dried, dried

n Grammar

Dry belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.

You can say:

I’m drying the washing on the line.

In this sentence, ‘the washing’ is the object of dry.

You can also say:

The washing is drying on the line.

In this sentence, ‘the washing’ is the subject of dry.

Examples from the Corpus

dry• Leave the dishes on the draining board to dry.• This should only take a few minutes to dry.• After you press the two parts together, let the glue dry for at least an hour.• As Polly rinsed and dried her hands she was aware of being studied.• I like to hang the sheets out to dry. It gives them a fresh smell.• But Liz revealed her hair was naturally curly and that she prefers to dry it straight.• Could you wait ten minutes while I dry my hair?• It'll only take a few minutes to dry my hair.• We built a fire to get ourselves warm and dry our clothes.• Leave to dry out, supporting the door with jars until hardened into position.• These can be planted in the ground after the soil dries out.• After this, the bread is removed from the oven but it is still drying out.• Wet clothes dry quickly on a sunny day.• New York Head Start programs also were squeaking by, but funding could dry up by the end of January.

dry yourself• In the boat she found an oilcloth to dry herself.• He sat on the edge of the gazebo, wrung out the sock and dried himself as best he could.• Emerging from beneath the spray of the shower, she dried herself briskly before dressing with impatient fingers.• I dry myself gently, I almost feel better.• He dried himself, opened the door of the large mahogany wardrobe and took out his clothes.• Ladle thinks that drying yourself out may be an effective antiparasite strategy, a way of purging the parasites from your body.• By the time she'd finished drying herself, the footsteps had ceased.• The towel on which I tried to dry myself was invariably moist.

From Longman Business Dictionary

drydry /draɪ/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp dried)

→ dry up

Origin dry1

Old English dryge

单词	dry
释义	dry Word family noundrierdryingdrynessDryasdustdry batterydry goodsdry landdrymouthdry rotdry rundrysalterdrysalterydrywalladverbdrilyadjectivedryishdry-eyeddry-roasteddry-shoddryverbdrybeatdry-clean Related topics: Nature, Drink dry1 /draɪ/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp drier, superlativesupl driest) 1 not wet 不湿的DRY without water or liquid inside or on the surface 干的，干燥的 OPP wet I need to change into some dry clothes. 我要换上干衣服。 Make sure that the surface is clean and dry before you start to paint. 油漆之前一定先要确保表面清洁干燥。 You should store disks in a cool, dry place. 你应该把磁盘存放在阴凉干燥的地方。 shake/rub/wipe etc something dry Jean rubbed her hair dry. 琼把头发擦干。 The path is dry as a bone (=very dry). 这条小道很干燥。 → bone dry 2 weather 天气DN having very little rain or moisture 干旱的，干燥的 OPP wet → arid The weather was hot and dry. 天气炎热干燥。 Eastern areas should stay dry tomorrow. 东部地区明天仍将无雨。 the dry season 旱季 These plants do not grow well in dry conditions (=when there is not much rain). 这些植物在干旱的环境中长不好。 a prolonged dry spell (=period) 一段持续的干旱天气 3 dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc HBHDRYwithout enough of the liquid or oil that is normally in your mouth, skin etc 干燥的嘴巴/皮肤/嘴唇/头发等 → parched His heart was pounding and his mouth was dry. 他的心怦怦跳，嘴巴发干。 Mary has dry, sensitive skin. 玛丽的皮肤干燥而敏感。 a shampoo for dry hair 适用于干性发质的洗发液 She licked her dry lips. 她舔了舔干燥的嘴唇。 Examples from the Corpus dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc• Finesse's hairspray formulations are non-sticky, and yet give perfect control when applied to dry hair.• Make sure you use a moisturising shampoo and conditioner for dry hair.• Specific questioning showed symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth.• Simply spray Hot Shapes on to clean, dry hair before setting to get instant hold with a glossy finish.• In places the green is so thick on the page that it develops a gloss like the dried skin of oil paint.• Just as you care for dry skin on the face, the scalp needs a soothing touch ... gentle cleansing and moisturising.• There may be a dry burning sensation; a dry mouth, ropy mucus, mouth ulcers.• For 24 hours a day, the irritation caused by severely dry skin verges on torture. 4 run/go dry DNDRYif a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rain 〔湖泊、河流等〕干涸 The river ran dry last summer. 去年夏天这条河干涸了。 Examples from the Corpus run/go dry• Every available hotel room was rented out and, on some weekends, county gasoline pumps ran dry.• If the trend continues, he said, the springs will go dry.• Stock tanks normally brimming with water have gone dry.• The rivers, too, are beginning to run dry.• If the valve has jammed shut, causing the feed-and-expansion tank to run dry, again turn off the water supply.• With this agreement, our families are for ever linked, even if the rivers run dry and the oceans become deserts.• The reservoir ran dry during the drought.• Time allowed 00:06 Read in studio A soft drinks company says its could run dry if it doesn't get enough elderflowers.• Laura McCaffrey went dry slope skiing at Calshot Activities Centre, . 5 humour 幽默JOKE someone with a dry sense of humour says funny and clever things while seeming to be serious 冷面滑稽的 He had a delightfully dry sense of humour. 他有一种很逗人的冷幽默。 6 boring 枯燥乏味的BORING boring, very serious, and without humour 乏味的，无趣的 In schools, science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner. 在学校里，科学往往用枯燥乏味的方式来讲授。 a dry debate on policies 对政策的无聊辩论 ► see thesaurus at boring 7. dry cough MIa cough which does not produce any phlegm 干咳 Examples from the Corpus dry cough• Copious, thick, ropy mucus from the larynx; hoarseness, rough voice, dry cough.• I was already coughing a dry cough.• Thick, yellow, offensive ear discharges with loss of hearing and dry cough.• Usually loose but sometimes can be a dry cough.• A short dry cough, may be a little watery mucus, possibly blood streaked.• Hard, dry cough racks the whole chest. 8 dry wine/sherry etc DFDwine etc that is not sweet 干葡萄酒/雪利酒等 a glass of dry white wine 一杯干白葡萄酒 Examples from the Corpus dry wine/sherry etc• A separate sauce is made by sauteing the duck liver with shallots, carrots, herbs, and dry sherry.• A wonderful pale gold colour we felt it tasted a bit like a dry sherry.• The flavour should be almost viscous for a white wine, rich and succulent for a supposedly dry wine.• Order large glass of dry sherry and feel its warmth penetrate toes, making up for rather painful new shoes.• This is the dry sherry end of the appointments business.• Lindauer Brut £7.49 Made from the Pinot and Chardonnay grape this dry wine had a light golden colour.• This crisp, dry wine is a steal at $ 9.• In dry wines no sugar is left after fermentation. 9 without alcohol 无酒的SCLDFD not drinking alcohol, or not allowing any alcohol to be sold 不喝酒的；不允许出售酒精饮料的 Paula had been dry for a year before she started drinking again. 葆拉一年没喝酒，后来又开始喝了起来。 Kuwait’s a dry country. 科威特是个禁酒的国家。 10 voice 声音EMOTIONAL showing no emotion when you speak 冷漠的，没有感情的 ‘Good evening gentlemen, ’ he said, in a dry voice. “先生们，晚上好。” 他冷冰冰地说道。 11. dry bread/toast DFFbread etc eaten on its own without anything such as butter or jam spread on it 未涂黄油[果酱]的面包/吐司 Examples from the Corpus dry bread/toast• Felt v. contented but tired. 1230 lunch, carrots, dates, dry bread.• Serve chilled with hot dry toast.• His breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea.• Who wants to count calories and munch on a piece of dry toast at such a time?• However, don't feed your feathered friends very dry bread, desiccated coconut or salty food.• After a cup of strong coffee and a slice of dry toast, she contemplated the day ahead.• It went down well, with dry bread to mop up the water. 12. thirsty 口干的，口渴的 informal thirsty 口渴的 13. not a dry eye in the house CRYused to say that everyone was crying because something was very sad – often used humorously 〔因伤心之事〕在场众人无不眼泪汪汪〔常为幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus not a dry eye in the house• There wasn't by a dry eye in the house after Marvin finished his graduation speech. —dryness noun [uncountableU] → drip-dry, dry rot, → home and dry at home2(6), → leave somebody high and dry at high2(5), → dryly n COLLOCATIONS nouns dry grass There had been no rain and the grass was very dry. dry clothes I had no dry clothes to change into. dry land (=not the sea) It was good to get off the ship onto dry land again. dry ingredients (=the things in a recipe that are not liquid) Add the eggs and milk to the dry ingredients. verbs keep dry We managed to keep dry inside an old farm building. get dry (=become dry) Come inside and get dry. shake/rub/wipe etc something dry He wiped his hands dry with a handkerchief. towel something dry (=use a towel to dry something) Towel your hair dry before using a hairdryer. phrases dry as a bone/bone dry (=completely dry) These plants need some water – they’re dry as a bone. n THESAURUS dry having very little moisture, or no longer wet How do plants survive in hot dry conditions? My mouth feels dry. The clothes should be dry. The ground was bone dry (=completely dry). parched completely dry – used about land, or about someone’s lips, throat, skin etc The earth was so parched that there were huge cracks in it. parched lips arid extremely dry because of lack or rain and therefore difficult for growing crops the arid landscape of the Danakil desert an arid mountain region Examples from the Corpus dry• The weather tomorrow will be sunny and dry.• My other problem, Holmes, is that the subject matter can really be a little dry.• Once on the far side the pipers played while the men danced reels until they were dry.• Stock tanks normally brimming with water have gone dry.• Can you check to see if the laundry's dry?• I forgot to water the plants and the soil has gone bone dry.• In Arizona, the air is often extremely dry.• The wood was dry and it burned easily.• Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.• Scientists can be so dry and unexciting.• His voice was dry as he told of his time as a prisoner of war.• When the paint is completely dry, carefully peel off the masking tape.• Tunisia has a hot, dry climate.• Conway is in a dry county.• The vehicle was found upside down in a dry creek bed.• My throat was so dry I could hardly speak.• By that time, the dry months of deep summer had brought cotton growth to a near standstill.• Skin may be alternately hot and dry or perspiring.• Keep the apples stored in a cool, dry place.• During the dry season, many of the swamps turn to hard-baked mud.• dry sherry• It was a very dry summer.• If you reduce the humidity so the walls are bone dry, then the apartment will be too dry.• Southern areas should stay dry until the early evening.• The dry weather will continue for several days• We drank a dry white wine with our fish.• a dry winter• Once the glue is dry you should place the photograph in the correct position, securing it with masking tape. dry clothes• The first thing though was to get Nigel into some clean, dry clothes.• They had both changed into dry clothes.• A change into dry clothes before gearing up and a quick brew.• The dry clothes had given her strength.• There were almost no dry clothes left. dry spell• Already, he says, it is worse than the drought of 1956, once considered the definitive Texas dry spell.• The noonday sun beat down fiercely; dusty air carried the stink of rotting garlic after a prolonged dry spell.• Until I met Donna my social life was a dry spell.• Keep fuchsia well watered during prolonged dry spells in summer and feed regularly with a potash-rich liquid fertiliser.• The dry spell is a real turn-around from recent rainy winters.• Arizona is in the grip of one of its most severe dry spells of the past century.• Showers are expected over the whole country - but the south-east may get a dry spell on Saturday and Sunday.• That is the kind of dry spell some strikers not too distant from Ewood Park would sell their grandmother for. dry2 ●●● S2 W3 verb (dried, drying, dries) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1 DRYto make something dry, or to become dry （使）变干，把…弄干 Mrs Brown hung the washing on the line to dry. 布朗太太把洗好的衣服挂在绳上晾干。 He was drying his hair with a towel. 他在用毛巾擦干头发。 Mary dried her hands. 玛丽把手擦干。 Leave the first coat of paint to dry before adding another. 等第一遍油漆干了以后再刷第二遍。 She stood up and dried her eyes (=wiped away her tears). 她站起身，擦干眼泪。 dry yourself He quickly dried himself on the thin towel. 他用那块薄毛巾很快把身体擦干了。 2 PLATES/DISHES ETC 盘子/碟子等 (also dry up British EnglishBrE) to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed 擦干〔洗好的盘、碟等〕 You wash and I’ll dry. 你洗碗碟，我来擦干。 Shall I dry up these glasses? 我来把这些玻璃杯擦干好吗？ 3 dry off phrasal verbphr v DRYto become dry or to make something dry, especially on the surface （使）变干，把〔某物〕弄干 We swam in the sea, then stretched out on the sand to dry off. 我们在海里游了泳，然后伸开手脚躺在沙滩上把自己晾干。 dry something ↔ off He dried the camera off, hoping it would still work. 他把相机擦干，希望它还能使用。 Examples from the Corpus dry off• He dried off his bicycle seat with a towel.• Clean the plastic cover with a damp sponge, then dry it off with a soft cloth. 4 dry out phrasal verbphr v a) DRYto become completely dry or to make something completely dry, especially after it has been very wet （使）干透，使〔某物〕完全变干 In summer, water the plants regularly and never let the soil dry out. 夏天要经常给植物浇水，不要让土干透。 dry something ↔ out The kitchen was flooded and it took ages to dry it out. 厨房浸了水，过了很长时间才完全变干。 b) dry (somebody) outMHDFD to stop drinking alcohol after you have become an alcoholic, or to make someone do this （使）（某人）戒酒瘾 He’s been drying out at a private clinic. 他在一家私人诊所戒酒。 The hospital dried Michael out and sent him home. 这家医院帮助迈克尔戒酒后送他回家了。 Examples from the Corpus dry out• Cover the pastry with a damp cloth to prevent it from drying out.• Hang your towel over the chair to dry it out.• Farmers will have to wait for fields to dry out before they can harvest their soybeans. dry something ↔ out• Be careful not to dry them out.• It should help dry the thing out.• The sun on the hills would dry me out.• We are still drying them out from a recent visit to the laundry.• It was hot, and the hills were brown and dry, laid out like a pile of kindling.• Ladle thinks that drying yourself out may be an effective antiparasite strategy, a way of purging the parasites from your body.• The lights I work under can get really hot and tend to dry it out so I have to be extra careful. dry (somebody) out• Be careful not to dry them out.• It should help dry the thing out.• The sun on the hills would dry me out.• We are still drying them out from a recent visit to the laundry.• It was hot, and the hills were brown and dry, laid out like a pile of kindling.• Ladle thinks that drying yourself out may be an effective antiparasite strategy, a way of purging the parasites from your body.• The lights I work under can get really hot and tend to dry it out so I have to be extra careful. 5 dry up phrasal verbphr v a) come to an end 枯竭FINISH/COME TO AN END if a supply of something dries up, it comes to an end and no more is available 〔供应等〕耗尽，枯竭 Foreign investment may dry up. 来自国外的投资可能会枯竭。 The work soon dried up. 很快就没工作了。 b) river/lake etc 河流/湖泊等DNDRY if something such as a river dries up, the water in it disappears 干涸 Across central and west Texas, waterholes and wells have dried up. 在得克萨斯州整个中部和西部，水坑和水井都干涸了。 dry something ↔ up Taking too much water for household use is drying up the river. 民用取水过多使这条河日益干涸。 c) stop talking 停止说话FORGET if someone dries up, they stop talking 停下来不说话，说不出话来 ‘It was -’ She dried up again. “那是——” 她又说不出来了。 Everyone became embarrassed and conversation dried up. 大家都很尴尬，谈话停了下来。 d) plates/dishes etc 盘子/碟子等 British EnglishBrEDF to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed 用布擦干〔洗好的盘、碟等〕 dry something ↔ up I’ll just dry up these mugs and we can have a coffee. 我把这些杯子擦干，我们就来喝咖啡。 Examples from the Corpus dry up• The town's reservoir has nearly dried up and many homes are without water.• Last summer the river dried up and you could walk right across it.• Lake Elizabeth will not dry up, but its water level could drop.• There was one worrying moment where one of the actors seemed to dry up for a few seconds.• I dried up just as I was about to talk, even though I had been preparing the speech for weeks. → cut and dried, dried n Grammar Dry belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. You can say: I’m drying the washing on the line. In this sentence, ‘the washing’ is the object of dry. You can also say: The washing is drying on the line. In this sentence, ‘the washing’ is the subject of dry. Examples from the Corpus dry• Leave the dishes on the draining board to dry.• This should only take a few minutes to dry.• After you press the two parts together, let the glue dry for at least an hour.• As Polly rinsed and dried her hands she was aware of being studied.• I like to hang the sheets out to dry. It gives them a fresh smell.• But Liz revealed her hair was naturally curly and that she prefers to dry it straight.• Could you wait ten minutes while I dry my hair?• It'll only take a few minutes to dry my hair.• We built a fire to get ourselves warm and dry our clothes.• Leave to dry out, supporting the door with jars until hardened into position.• These can be planted in the ground after the soil dries out.• After this, the bread is removed from the oven but it is still drying out.• Wet clothes dry quickly on a sunny day.• New York Head Start programs also were squeaking by, but funding could dry up by the end of January. dry yourself• In the boat she found an oilcloth to dry herself.• He sat on the edge of the gazebo, wrung out the sock and dried himself as best he could.• Emerging from beneath the spray of the shower, she dried herself briskly before dressing with impatient fingers.• I dry myself gently, I almost feel better.• He dried himself, opened the door of the large mahogany wardrobe and took out his clothes.• Ladle thinks that drying yourself out may be an effective antiparasite strategy, a way of purging the parasites from your body.• By the time she'd finished drying herself, the footsteps had ceased.• The towel on which I tried to dry myself was invariably moist. From Longman Business Dictionary drydry /draɪ/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp dried) → dry up Origin dry1 Old English dryge
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