dry up

英 [draɪ ʌp]

美 [draɪ ʌp]

（洗后）擦干（盘、杯、刀、锅等）; （使）枯萎; （使）干透; （河流、湖泊或水井）干涸; （供应）枯竭，停止，中断; 无话可说; 突然住口

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)枯萎;(使)干透
  If somethingdries upor if somethingdriesitup, it loses all its moisture and becomes completely dry and shrivelled or hard.
  1. As the day goes on, the pollen dries up and becomes hard...
     日子一天天过去,花粉干结成了硬块。
  2. Warm breezes from the South dried up the streets.
     来自南方的温暖和风吹干了街道。

英英释义

verb

• lose water or moisture
  1. In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly
  Synonym:exsiccatedehydratedesiccate
• dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
  1. a mummified body was found
  Synonym:mummify

双语例句

• The clothes will soon dry up quickly after the rain.
  这些衣服经风一吹很快就会干的。
• 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。
• You might as well dry up on this island and drop dead!
  你可能想干死在这个岛上！
• Dry up my tears with you gentle winds.
  用你轻柔的风吹干我的泪水吧。
• The fountain is reputed never to dry up.
  这口泉号称从不干涸。
• Loss of water as fresh flowers, will dry up and die.
  如同失去了水分的鲜花，只会干涸而枯死。
• The sun will soon dry up the roads.
  太阳很快就会把道路晒干的。
• But as the dry season progresses, the grass on the plains begins to dry up and water sources disappear.
  但是当旱季来临，平原上的草干枯了，水源消失了。
• 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。
• Dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture.
  由于完全失去了水分而干瘪皱缩。