dry up
(使)干涸, (使)枯竭, 讲不出话来
例句与用法:
The clothes will soon dry up in the wind.
这衣服经风一吹很快就会干的。
Dry up and listen to me.
住嘴,听我说。
Boys, dry up!
孩子们,不要讲话了!
If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate.
倘若外援枯竭,形势将极为严重。
ph.
干涸
dry up
词义辨析:
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wilt1
wither
dry updry up1.■(使…)干涸The ground dried up quickly after the rain.雨后地很快就干了。The long drought dried up all the wells.长期的干旱使所有的井都干涸了。The hot sun is drying the ground up, and the crops can't grow.烈日烤焦了大地, 庄稼无法生长。2.■枯竭; 用光, 耗尽We have no milk to sell; the cows have dried up.奶牛没奶了; 我们没有牛奶可卖。Our sources of information have dried up.我们的信息来源枯竭了。3.■〈英〉擦干碗碟Help me dry up after lunch.午饭后, 请帮助我擦干碗碟。Dry up the dishes!把碟子擦干!4.■〈非正〉住口I wish the conversation will dry up.我希望谈话不要再继续下去。A funny answer might dry her up for a short time.一个滑稽可笑的回答会使她短时间内说不下去。
dry up1.■(使)干透;(使)干涸;(使)枯竭;(水分)全干;(井等)干涸;逐渐枯萎:The lakes and wells all dried up during the drought.在旱灾期间,所有的湖泊和水井都干涸了。The river bed dried up in the hot summer.盛夏时节,河床干涸了。2.■(使)枯竭;(使)停止;停止提供:Their sources of information have dried up.他们的信息来源枯竭了。Her imagination seemed to have dried up.她的想像力似乎已枯竭了。3.■[英国英语]揩干 (或擦干) 碗碟 (或盘子):Mary always dries up for me after my washing the dishes.在我刷碗碟后玛丽总是为我揩干碗碟。4.■用完,耗尽;消失,烟消云散:We saved up a large sum of money, and it seemed never to dry up.我们储蓄了一大笔钱,这笔钱似乎取之不尽。5.■【戏剧】(演员)忘记台词:The actor was nervous and dried up in the middle of his speech.那个演员很紧张,演到一半时突然忘了台词。6.■[口语](使)住口 (通常表示命令或恳求):Oh, dry up and leave me alone!哦,住嘴,别打扰我!7.■[俚语](因害羞或激动而)说不出话来,(使)说不出话:He dried up in the middle of his speech.他在讲话中停了下来。I wouldn't dry up; I have something to say.我不会保持沉默,我有话要说。8.■住手;走开:Dry up and blow away.走开,别打扰我。
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