dry

名词 dry:

1. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
   同义词：prohibitionist

动词 dry:

1. remove the moisture from and make dry
   同义词：dry out
2. become dry or drier
   同义词：dry out

形容词 dry:

1. free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
2. humorously sarcastic or mocking
   同义词：ironic, ironical, wry
3. lacking moisture or volatile components
4. opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
5. not producing milk
6. (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
7. without a mucous or watery discharge
8. not shedding tears
9. lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless- John Mason Brown
   同义词：juiceless
10. used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
11. unproductive especially of the expected results
12. having no adornment or coloration
13. (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
14. having a large proportion of strong liquor
15. lacking warmth or emotional involvement
16. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
    同义词：teetotal

1. If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate.
   倘若外援枯竭，形势将极为严重。
2. The well had gone dry.
   井干涸了。
3. The wet clothes will soon dry in the sun.
   湿衣服在太阳下很快就会干的。
4. The soil is too dry for planting.
   土太干了，不能种东西。
5. The book is as dry as dust.
   这本书枯燥无味。

dry

adj.（形容词）
dri.er[dro.…r] 或 dry.er dri.est[dro.st] 或 dry.est
Free from liquid or moisture:
干的：不含液体或湿气：
例句：
changed to dry clothes.
衣服变干

Having or characterized by little or no rain:
干燥的：以少雨或无雨为特点的：
例句：
a dry climate.
干燥的气候

Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture:
干旱的：缺乏自然或正常的潮湿：
例句：
a dry month.
干旱的月份

Not under water:
不用水的：
例句：
dry land.
干燥的土地

Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted:
干涸的：全部水或液体都被排走，蒸发或耗尽的：
例句：
a dry river.
干涸的河道

No longer yielding liquid, especially milk:
无奶的：不再产液体的，尤指奶水：
例句：
a dry cow.
无奶的牛

Lacking a mucous or watery discharge:
无分泌物的：缺少黏性或水分的排放物：
例句：
a dry cough.
干咳

Not shedding tears:
无泪的：
例句：
dry sobs.
无泪的啜泣

Needing or desiring drink; thirsty:
缺水的，想饮水的；渴的：
例句：
a dry mouth.
干渴的嘴

No longer wet:
干的，不湿的：
例句：
The paint is dry.
油漆干了

Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities:
固态的，无水的：属于或关于固态而非液态物质或商品的：
例句：
dry weight.
脱水重量

Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines.
无甜味的：由于发酵期间糖的分解而失去甜味的。用于酒
Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients:
干（酒）：酒精含量大大超过其它成份的：
例句：
a dry martini.
干马提尼酒

Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish:
吃时或上桌时不加黄油，肉汁或其它配料的：
例句：
dry toast; dry meat.
素烤面包；不加酱汁的肉

Having no adornment or coloration; plain:
朴素的；没装饰或渲染的：
例句：
the dry facts.
不加渲染的事实

Devoid of bias or personal concern:
没有个人偏见或关切的：
例句：
presented us with a dry critique.
向我们表述了不带偏见的观点

Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe:
冷冰冰的：缺乏温柔、温暖或投入的；严厉的：
例句：
The actor gave a dry reading of the lines.
演员把台词念得十分生硬

Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner:
态度冷漠的，无动于衷的：
例句：
rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical tone.
用冷漠而机械的声调一口气说完事实

Wearisome; dull:
令人厌烦的；单调乏味的：
例句：
a dry lecture filled with trivial details.
充满琐碎细节的枯燥演讲

Humorous or sarcastic in a shrewd, impersonal way:
冷嘲的：以一种机智，冷静的态度表现幽默或讽刺的：
例句：
dry wit.
冷面幽默的机智

Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages:
禁酒的：禁止或反对酒精饮料的销售或饮用的：
例句：
a dry county.
禁酒县

Unproductive of the expected results:
无预期效果的：
例句：
a mind dry of new ideas.
毫无新思想的头脑

Constructed without mortar or cement:
不用灰浆或水泥彻成的：
例句：
dry masonry.
无浆筑成的建筑物

v.（动词）
dried[drod] dry.ing,dries[droz]
v.tr.（及物动词）
To remove the moisture from; make dry:
从…去掉水分；使…变干：
例句：
laundry dried by the sun.
被太阳晒干的洗净衣物

To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.
脱水保存（如肉或其它食物）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become dry:
变干：
例句：
The sheets dried quickly in the sun.
被单在太阳下很快干了

n.（名词）
【复数】 drys 【非正式用语】
A prohibitionist.
主张禁酒的人

<常用词组>dry out 【非正式用语】
To undergo a cure for alcoholism.
接受戒酒治疗
dry up
To make or become unproductive, especially to do so gradually.
使…失去生产力，尤指逐渐地
Informal To stop talking.
【非正式用语】 停止讲话
来源：
Middle English drie
中古英语 drie
from Old English drtge
源自 古英语 drtge

【引伸】
dry.ly 或
dri.ly
adv.（副词）
dry.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>dry,dehydrate,desiccate,parchThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to remove the moisture from.:
这些词共有的中心意思是：.从…中除去水分.：
例句：
drying the dishes;
弄干盘子；

例句：
add water to dehydrated eggs;
向脱水鸡蛋中加水；

例句：
a factory where coconut meat is shredded and desiccated;
将椰肉切成条并脱水的工厂；

例句：
land parched by the sun. See also Synonyms at sour moisten
被太阳烤得干裂的土地 参见同义词 sourmoisten