dry S2 W2 / draɪ / 形容词 ( comparative drier , superlative driest ) #

1 not wet without water or liquid inside or on the surface 反义词 wet :

I need to change into some dry clothes .

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

You should store disks in a cool, dry place.

shake/rub/wipe etc something dry

Jean rubbed her hair dry.

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

2 weather having very little rain or moisture 反义词 wet → arid :

The weather was hot and dry.

Eastern areas should stay dry tomorrow.

the dry season

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

a prolonged dry spell (= period )

3 dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc without enough of the liquid or oil that is normally in your mouth, skin etc → parched :

His heart was pounding and his mouth was dry.

Mary has dry, sensitive skin.

a shampoo for dry hair

She licked her dry lips.

4 run/go dry if a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rain :

The river ran dry last summer.

5 humour someone with a dry sense of humour says funny and clever things while seeming to be serious :

He had a delightfully dry sense of humour.

6 boring boring, very serious, and without humour :

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

a dry debate on policies

7 dry cough a cough which does not produce any phlegm

8 dry wine/sherry etc wine etc that is not sweet :

a glass of dry white wine

9 without alcohol not drinking alcohol, or not allowing any alcohol to be sold :

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

Kuwait’s a dry country.

10 voice showing no emotion when you speak :

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

11 dry bread/toast bread etc eaten on its own without anything such as butter or jam spread on it

12 thirsty informal thirsty

13 not a dry eye in the house used to say that everyone was crying because something was very sad – often used humorously

— dryness 名词 [不可数名词] → drip-dry , dry rot , → home and dry at home 2 ( 6 ) , → leave somebody high and dry at high 2 ( 5 ) , → dryly

COLLOCATIONS

名词

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.

动词

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.

短语

dry as a bone/bone dry (= completely dry ) These plants need some water – they’re dry as a bone.

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

dry S2 W3 verb ( past tense and past participle dried , present participle drying , third person singular dries ) [不及物和及物动词] #

1 to make something dry, or to become dry :
Mrs Brown hung the washing on the line to dry. He was drying his hair with a towel. Mary dried her hands . Leave the first coat of paint to dry before adding another. She stood up and dried her eyes (= wiped away her tears ) . dry yourself He quickly dried himself on the thin towel. 2 ( also dry up British English ) to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed :
You wash and I’ll dry. Shall I dry up these glasses? → cut and dried , dried

dry off phrasal verb to become dry or to make something dry, especially on the surface :
We swam in the sea, then stretched out on the sand to dry off. dry something ↔ off He dried the camera off, hoping it would still work.

dry out phrasal verb 1 to become completely dry or to make something completely dry, especially after it has been very wet :
In summer, water the plants regularly and never let the soil dry out. dry something ↔ out The kitchen was flooded and it took ages to dry it out. 2 dry (somebody) out to stop drinking alcohol after you have become an alcoholic , or to make someone do this :
He’s been drying out at a private clinic. The hospital dried Michael out and sent him home.

dry up phrasal verb 1 come to an end if a supply of something dries up, it comes to an end and no more is available :
Foreign investment may dry up. The work soon dried up. 2 river/lake etc if something such as a river dries up, the water in it disappears :
Across central and west Texas, waterholes and wells have dried up. dry something ↔ up Taking too much water for household use is drying up the river. 3 stop talking if someone dries up, they stop talking :
‘It was -’ She dried up again. Everyone became embarrassed and conversation dried up. 4 plates/dishes etc British English to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed dry something ↔ up I’ll just dry up these mugs and we can have a coffee.