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

• 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。
• They are racing against the drought to transplant as many seedlings as possible before the remaining fields dry up.
  他们跟旱灾赛跑，在剩下的田地干涸前尽可能多地移植秧苗。
• 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。
• And the seas will dry up before there'll be peace between us.
  我和他之间才会有和平。
• Therefore found at the site sent to the villagers Yang hui, told him at the site dry up.
  于是找到了在工地上干活的老乡杨辉，便跟他在工地上干了起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• The clothes will soon dry up quickly after the rain.
  这些衣服经风一吹很快就会干的。
• The sun will soon dry up the roads.
  太阳很快就会把道路晒干的。
• You might as well dry up on this island and drop dead!
  你可能想干死在这个岛上！