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

• And the seas will dry up before there'll be peace between us.
  我和他之间才会有和平。
• Now if a great lake like Victoria were to dry up partially, it would be split into a number of separate, smaller lakes.
  现在如果像维多利亚湖这样的大湖部分干涸，它就会被分成若干独立的小湖泊。
• Dry up my tears with you gentle winds.
  用你轻柔的风吹干我的泪水吧。
• Unfortunately, there's no quick and easy way to dry up a toddler's runny nose.
  可惜现在还没有一种简单快速的方法解决小孩流鼻涕。
• 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。
• Black flowers can take all the light waves which cause the flowers to dry up in a high temperature.
  而黑色花朵可吸收所有光波使花在高温下变干。
• The clothes will soon dry up quickly after the rain.
  这些衣服经风一吹很快就会干的。
• But water may dry up, while time never stops.
  然而水流有干涸的时候，时间却永不停止它的前行。
• Water is your body's life force, without it, you would literally dry up!
  水是你身上的生命力，没有它，你会字面上干涸！
• After wailing for a while, you have to dry up the tears And keep being brave.
  你完全可以放声哭泣，然后擦干泪水，告诉自己继续勇敢。