ADVERB | VERB + DRYADVERB➤carefully, completely, properly, thoroughly小心弄乾;完全變乾;乾透◇Wait until the paint has completely dried.一直等到油漆完全乾。◇Always dry clothes thoroughly before you wear them again.一定要等衣服徹底乾了再穿。➤partially部份變乾▸➤quickly, rapidly很快變乾▸➤slowly慢慢變乾▸➤naturally自然變乾▸➤off, out弄乾;乾透◇We left the wood in the shed to dry out.我們把木頭留在棚子裏讓它乾透。➤overnight隔夜晾乾◇Allow the paper to dry overnight.讓紙晾上一夜。VERB + DRY➤allow sth to, leave sth to, let sth讓某物變乾◇It's best to let your hair dry naturally.最好讓頭髮自然乾。dry
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●dry up1. become empty of water乾涸ADVERB➤completely完全乾涸◇It's been so hot this year that the pond has dried up completely.今年天氣太熱,池塘完全乾涸了。2. be no longer available不可再獲得ADVERB➤completely完全耗盡◇Funds have completely dried up.資金都用完了。➤virtually幾乎枯竭dry
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VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem乾;感覺乾;看上去乾;好像乾▸➤become, get, go, run變乾;弄乾;乾涸;枯竭◇Come into the warm and get dry, both of you.你們倆都到暖和的地方來烘乾衣服吧。◇Ruth felt her mouth go dry.露絲覺得口渴。◇The wells in most villages in the region have run dry.這個地區大多數村莊的井都乾涸了。◇Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions. (figurative) 流感疫情愈演愈烈,疫苗供應日趨枯竭。➤keep, remain, stay保持乾燥◇We managed to keep dry by huddling in a doorway.我們在門口擠作一團才沒被淋濕。◇There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week.本週天氣很可能仍會保持乾燥。➤pat sb/sth, rub sb/sth, towel sb把⋯拍打乾;把⋯擦乾;用毛巾擦乾某人◇Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry.把蘑菇沖洗後拍打乾。◇Towel yourself dry before getting dressed.穿衣服前先用毛巾把身體擦乾。➤bleed sb, milk sb, squeeze sb, suck sb (allfigurative) 榨取某人的血汗◇The big corporations are bleeding some of these small countries dry (= taking all their money).這些大企業把小國都榨乾了。➤keep sth使某物保持乾燥◇This type of wound is best kept dry without a dressing.這種傷口最好保持乾爽,不要上敷料。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/相當/非常乾燥▸➤bone, completely, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally乾涸;乾透;徹底乾;相當乾◇The river was bone dry.這條河完全乾涸了。◇Make sure the paint is thoroughly dry.一定要讓油漆徹底乾透。➤almost, nearly幾乎乾了▸➤barely, hardly, scarcely (oftenfigurative) 幾乎沒乾◇The ink was scarcely dry on the agreement before fighting broke out again.協定上墨跡未乾,戰火又重燃了。➤mainly, mostly大體上乾燥;大部份乾燥◇The day will start bright and mainly dry.早上將會天氣晴朗,空氣大體上乾燥。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些乾燥▸➤reasonably, relatively相當乾燥;比較乾燥