dry up
phrasal verbdry up
(of rivers, lakes, etc. 河流、湖泊等 to become completely dry 干涸 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
if a supply of something dries up, there is gradually less of it until there is none left 枯竭；耗尽 As she got older, offers of modelling work began to dry up. 随着她年龄渐长，邀请她做模特儿的工作已越来越少。 Funds have completely dried up. 资金都用完了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- virtually
to suddenly stop talking because you do not know what to say next （因不知该说什么而）突然住口，突然说不出话来 The play was going very well until one of the actors suddenly dried up. 这出戏一直演得很好，直到其中一个演员突然不干了。
dry up | dry something up
- (British English)
to dry dishes with a towel after you have washed them 擦干（刚洗的盘子）