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

• 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。
• It would dry up the spirit of liberty and progress.
  它将摧残自由和进步的精神。
• 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。
• The sun will soon dry up the roads.
  太阳很快就会把道路晒干的。
• If it is a river, it will dry up when you put your feet in its waters.
  如果是一道江河，当我们脚一入水的时候，江河便会变成干地。
• 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。
• This year, the recovery may bog down as government stimulus measures dry up.
  他们普遍认为，今年，鉴于政府刺激政策逐渐枯竭，美国经济复苏可能陷入停顿。
• 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。
• There is no source of water, if it was not will soon dry up.
  没有源头的水，若不是死水一潭，便会很快干涸。