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 you ask her what she's good at she will dry up after two minutes.
  如果你问她擅长什么，两分钟后她就没话说了。
• The fountain is reputed never to dry up.
  这口泉号称从不干涸。
• The sun will soon dry up the roads.
  太阳很快就会把道路晒干的。
• 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。
• But adversely we also don't want the experience to dry up after playing for a day.
  但另一方面我们也不想在一天游戏后就失去了体验的乐趣。
• And the seas will dry up before there'll be peace between us.
  我和他之间才会有和平。
• I'll wash the dishes if you'll dry up for me.
  如果你来擦碟的话，我就洗这些碟子。
• Warm breezes from the South dried up the streets.
  来自南方的温暖和风吹干了街道。
• 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。
• 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。