dry
[drai]
adj.干的, 干燥的, 干旱的, 口渴的, 枯燥的
v.（使）变干
adj.禁酒的, （指幽默）装成正经的, (酒等)不甜的
例句与用法：
If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate.
倘若外援枯竭，形势将极为严重。
The well had gone dry.
井干涸了。
The wet clothes will soon dry in the sun.
湿衣服在太阳下很快就会干的。
The soil is too dry for planting.
土太干了，不能种东西。
The book is as dry as dust.
这本书枯燥无味。
词形变化：
副词: dryly | 形容词比较级: drier/dryer | 形容词最高级: driest/dryest | 名词: dryness | 名词复数: drys | 动词过去式: dried | 动词过去分词: dried | 动词现在分词: drying | 动词第三人称单数: dries |
详细释义：
a.
1. 干的; 干燥的
The paint is not yet dry.
油漆还未干。
2. 干旱的
That state has a dry climate in winter.
该州冬天气候干燥。
3. (使)口渴的
4. (面包等)不涂奶油(果酱)的[B]
He managed to swallow a little soup and dry toast.
他设法吞下一点汤和不涂奶油的土司。
5. 无泪的
6. (酒等)不甜的, 无果味的
She asked for a dry martini.
她要了一杯干马提尼酒。
7. 干枯的; (母牛)无奶的
8. 禁酒的
The ship was dry and no liquor was allowed.
船上是禁酒的, 不准卖含酒精的饮料。
9. (玩笑、幽默)一本正经表达出来的; 不露感情的
He had a good sense of humor and his dry accounts of the encounter delighted his listeners.
他很有幽默感, 他对这次遭遇的不动声色的叙述给他的听众带来许多乐趣。
10. 枯燥乏味的
It is a dry novel.
那是本枯燥无味的小说。
vt.
1. 把……弄干; 使干燥
She dried her tears with a handkerchief.
她用手帕擦干了眼泪。
2. 晒干; 风干
They sat in front of the fire to dry their wet clothes.
他们坐在炉火前以烘干他们的湿衣服。
vi.
干, 变干
Clothes dry slowly in the rainy season.
衣服在雨季不易干。
n.
【俚】信服撒切尔夫人的政治意识的保守政客
短语词组：
dry off/out
1. 变干
The paint should have dried off by this time tomorrow.
油漆到明天这个时候就应该已经干了。