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

• 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。
• You might as well dry up on this island and drop dead!
  你可能想干死在这个岛上！
• 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。
• Water is your body's life force, without it, you would literally dry up!
  水是你身上的生命力，没有它，你会字面上干涸！
• Dry up my tears with you gentle winds.
  用你轻柔的风吹干我的泪水吧。
• It works great, until we get stuck in rut and the ideas dry up.
  一开始这个方法很好，直到最后我们陷入了常规思维，想法枯竭。
• 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。
• There is no source of water, if it was not will soon dry up.
  没有源头的水，若不是死水一潭，便会很快干涸。
• 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。
• Black flowers can take all the light waves which cause the flowers to dry up in a high temperature.
  而黑色花朵可吸收所有光波使花在高温下变干。