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

• Unfortunately, there's no quick and easy way to dry up a toddler's runny nose.
  可惜现在还没有一种简单快速的方法解决小孩流鼻涕。
• Loss of water as fresh flowers, will dry up and die.
  如同失去了水分的鲜花，只会干涸而枯死。
• 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。
• Dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture.
  由于完全失去了水分而干瘪皱缩。
• 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。
• 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。
• This causes groundwater levels to decline and rivers to dry up.
  这导致了地下水水位下降，河流干涸。报告号召人们认识到在这些水资源稀缺的地区，特别是在亚洲和北非，没有更多“新的”水资源了。
• The fountain is reputed never to dry up.
  这口泉号称从不干涸。
• The clothes will soon dry up quickly after the rain.
  这些衣服经风一吹很快就会干的。
• It would dry up the spirit of liberty and progress.
  它将摧残自由和进步的精神。