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a. 干的, 无酒的, 枯燥无味的, 干燥的 vt. 把...弄干 vi. 变干 n. 干, 干涸

发音

CA /ˈdɹaɪ̯/
US /ˈdɹaɪ̯/
UK /ˈdɹaɪ̯/
CA /ˈdɹ̝ʷaɪ̯/
US /ˈdɹ̝ʷaɪ̯/
UK /ˈdɹ̝ʷaɪ̯/
CA /dɹ̈ʷaɪ̯/
US /dɹ̈ʷaɪ̯/
UK /dɹ̈ʷaɪ̯/
AU /ˈdɹɑɪ̯/
NZ /ˈdɹɑɪ̯/
AU /ˈdɹɒ̈ɪ̯/
NZ /ˈdɹɒ̈ɪ̯/
AU /ˈdɹ̝ʷɑ̟ɪ̯/
NZ /ˈdɹ̝ʷɑ̟ɪ̯/
AU /ˈdɹ̝ʷɒ̈ɪ̯/
NZ /ˈdɹ̝ʷɒ̈ɪ̯/
ZA /ˈdɹaɪ̯/
ZA /ˈdɹ̝ʷaː/
ZA /dɹ̈ʷaː/

词形变化

dries drys 复数 drys dries 复数 dried driedst dries 三单 drieth drying drying 现在分词 dried 过去式 dried 过去分词 driest drieth 三单 dried 复数 drier 比较级 drier dryer dryest dryer 比较级 driest 最高级 dryest 最高级

别名

drie

教材释义与例句

名词

干涸

动词

把…弄干

to make something dry, or to become dry

形容词

干的;口渴的;枯燥无味的;禁酒的

without water or liquid inside or on the surface

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The process by which something is dried.

    This towel is still damp: I think it needs another dry.

  2. 2.

    A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).

    美国

    The drys were as unhappy with the second part of the speech as the wets were with the first half.

  3. 3.

    An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.

    Come under my umbrella and keep in the dry.

  4. 4.

    The dry season.

    澳大利亚
  5. 5.

    An area of waterless country.

    澳大利亚
  6. 6.

    Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.

  7. 7.

    A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

    英国 政治
v. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To lose moisture.

    不及物

    The clothes dried on the line.

    The fruit dried in the dehydrator.

  2. 2.

    To remove moisture from.

    及物

    Devin dried her eyes with a handkerchief.

    We dried the fruit in the dehydrator.

  3. 3.

    To exhaust; to cause to run dry.

    干燥

    变干

    干涸

    比喻 及物
  4. 4.

    For an actor to forget their lines while performing.

    非正式 不及物 艺术
adj. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Free from or lacking moisture.

    干燥

    This towel's dry. Could you wet it and cover the chicken so it doesn't go dry as it cooks?

  2. 2.

    Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.

    This well is as dry as that cow.

  3. 3.

    Built without or lacking mortar.

    商务 建筑 工程
  4. 4.

    Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.

    化学

    Dry alcohol is 200 proof.

  5. 5.

    Athirst, eager.

    比喻
  6. 6.

    Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.

    Of course it's a dry house. He was an alcoholic but he's been dry for almost a year now.

  7. 7.

    Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.

    法律

    You'll have to drive out of this dry county to find any liquor.

  8. 8.

    Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly

  9. 9.

    Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness

    Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.

    Proper martinis are made with London dry gin and dry vermouth.

  10. 10.

    Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness

    Amusing without showing amusement.

    Steven Wright has a deadpan delivery, Norm Macdonald has a dry sense of humor, and Oscar Wilde had a dry wit.

  11. 11.

    Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness

    Lacking interest, boring.

    a dry academic discipline turned into a living subject

    A dry lecture may require the professor to bring a water gun in order to keep the students' attention.

  12. 12.

    Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness

    Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.

    游戏

    Jake was hoping to make something good out of his suited 7-8 hand, but the flop came out dry: 2-5-10 rainbow, and all of the wrong suit!.

  13. 13.

    Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness

    Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.

    艺术
  14. 14.

    Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.

    航空 商务 工程

    This fighter jet's engine has a maximum dry thrust of 200 kilonewtons.

  15. 15.

    Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.

    贬义
  16. 16.

    Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).

  17. 17.

    Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.

    never dry fire a bow

    dry humping her girlfriend

    making a dry run

    dry snitches are as bad as regular snitches

  18. 18.

    Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.

    Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.

    dry bite

  19. 19.

    In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).

    Things are dry right now. We're hoping business'll pick up next month.

  20. 20.

    Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.

    宗教
  21. 21.

    Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.

    新加坡

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词源

Adjective and noun from Middle English drye, dryge, drüȝe, from Old English drȳġe (“dry; parched, withered”), from Proto-West Germanic *drūgī, *draugī, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz, *draugiz (“dry, hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). The verb derives from Middle English drien, from Old English drȳġan (“to dry”), from Proto-West Germanic *drūgijan, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz (“hard, desiccated, dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“strong, hard, solid”). cognates and related terms Cognate with Scots dry, drey (“dry”), North Frisian drüg, driig, Saterland Frisian druuch (“dry”), West Frisian droech (“dry”), Dutch droog (“dry”), Low German dröög (“dry”), German dröge (“dull”), Icelandic draugur (“a dry log”). Related also to German trocken (“dry”), West Frisian drege (“long-lasting”), Danish drøj (“tough”), Swedish dryg (“lasting, hard”), Icelandic drjúgur (“ample, long”), Latin firmus (“strong, firm, stable, durable”). See also drought, drain, dree.

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