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

• 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。
• And the seas will dry up before there'll be peace between us.
  我和他之间才会有和平。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It would dry up the spirit of liberty and progress.
  它将摧残自由和进步的精神。
• The sun will soon dry up the roads.
  太阳很快就会把道路晒干的。
• 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。
• You might as well dry up on this island and drop dead!
  你可能想干死在这个岛上！