- (使)干透；(使)干涸；(使)枯竭；(水分)全干；(井等)干涸；逐渐枯萎：
The lakes and wells all dried up during the drought.
在旱灾期间，所有的湖泊和水井都干涸了。
The river bed dried up in the hot summer.
盛夏时节，河床干涸了。
The heat had dried up the lake.
炎热已使这个湖泊干涸了。
- (使)枯竭；(使)停止；停止提供：
Their sources of information have dried up.
他们的信息来源枯竭了。
Her imagination seemed to have dried up.
她的想像力似乎已枯竭了。
- [英国英语]揩干 (或擦干) 碗碟 (或盘子)：
Mary always dries up for me after my washing the dishes.
在我刷碗碟后玛丽总是为我揩干碗碟。
- 用完，耗尽；消失，烟消云散：
We saved up a large sum of money, and it seemed never to dry up.
我们储蓄了一大笔钱，这笔钱似乎取之不尽。
- 【戏剧】(演员)忘记台词：
The actor was nervous and dried up in the middle of his speech.
那个演员很紧张，演到一半时突然忘了台词。
- [口语](使)住口 (通常表示命令或恳求)：
Oh, dry up and leave me alone!
哦，住嘴，别打扰我!
- [俚语](因害羞或激动而)说不出话来，(使)说不出话：
He dried up in the middle of his speech.
他在讲话中停了下来。
I wouldn't dry up; I have something to say.
我不会保持沉默，我有话要说。
- 住手；走开：
Dry up and blow away.
走开，别打扰我。