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【释义】：

(drier，driest)a．❶ 干的，干燥的：a dry battery干电池．keep sth．dry 保持某物干燥．a dry bulb thermometer干球温度计．dry as a bone干透．❷ 干旱的，干涸的：dry weather干旱的天气．a dry well枯井．The cows are dry．这些母牛不产奶．❸ 固体的：dry goods【英】谷类，【美】绸缎呢绒．❹ 【口语】口干的，使口干的：feel dry 口渴．❺ 干巴巴的，枯燥的，露骨的，朴素的：a dry and dull speech(book，subject)枯燥无味的讲话(书、题目)．dry facts真相．dry humour一本正经的笑话．dry bread不带黄油的面包．dry wines不甜的、无果味的酒．❻ 无泪的，无痰的，无血的：a dry cough干咳．❼ 【军】空弹的，演习的：dry firing空弹射击．a dry run over a target对著靶子摹拟投弹练习．

－vt．使干燥，弄干：dry one’s eyes(or tears)擦干眼泪．dry sth．by fire把某物烤干．dry sth．in the air(sun)把某物晾(晒)干．dry hands on a towel用毛巾把手擦干．Let’s light a fire and dry ourselves．我们生个火来烤一下吧．

－vi．变干：Our clothes soon dried．我们的衣服很快就干了．

△dry up 1)弄干，晒干：dry up the well把井掏干．2)干涸，(思想等)枯竭，【喻】头脑空虚；Seas may dry up．stones wear away，but our red hearts will never change．海可枯，石可烂，我们的红心永不变．3)Dry up!【俚】不要讲话!