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

• I'll wash the dishes if you'll dry up for me.
  如果你来擦碟的话，我就洗这些碟子。
• 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。
• 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。
• This year, the recovery may bog down as government stimulus measures dry up.
  他们普遍认为，今年，鉴于政府刺激政策逐渐枯竭，美国经济复苏可能陷入停顿。
• 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。
• 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。
• Dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture.
  由于完全失去了水分而干瘪皱缩。
• Problems within financial institutions nearly always become life-threatening as liquidity begins to dry up.
  随着流动性开始枯竭，金融机构内部的问题几乎总是会变成致命的。
• 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。
• 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。