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。
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。
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。
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, . 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 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
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 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〕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), → drylyn COLLOCATIONSnounsdry grassThere had been no rain and the grass was very dry.
dry clothesI 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.
verbskeep dryWe managed to keep dry inside an old farm building.
get dry (=become dry)Come inside and get dry.
shake/rub/wipe etc something dryHe wiped his hands dry with a handkerchief.
towel something dry (=use a towel to dry something)Towel your hair dry before using a hairdryer.
phrasesdry as a bone/bone dry (=completely dry)These plants need some water – they’re dry as a bone.
n THESAURUSdry having very little moisture, or no longer wetHow 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 etcThe 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 cropsthe arid landscape of the Danakil desert
an arid mountain region