| 短语 | dry up |
| 释义 | dry up 1. COME TO AN END 枯竭, if a supply of something dries up, it comes to an end and no more is available〔供应等〕耗尽，枯竭:•Foreign investment may dry up.外资可能枯竭。•The work soon dried up.工作很快就没有了。2. RIVER / LAKE ETC 河流/湖泊等, if something such as a river dries up, the water in it disappears干涸:•Across central and west Texas, waterholes and wells have dried up.在得克萨斯州整个中部和西部，水坑和水井都干涸了。dry sth ↔ up •Taking too much water for household use is drying up the river.民用水量过多使这条河日益干涸了。3. STOP TALKING 停止说话, if someone dries up, they stop talking停下来不说话，说不出话来:•'It was – ' She dried up again.“那是 — ”她又说不出来了。•Everyone became embarrassed and conversation dried up.大家都很尴尬，谈话停了下来。4. PLATES / DISHES ETC 盘子/碟子等, BrEto rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed用布擦干〔洗好的盘、碟等〕:dry sth ↔ up •I'll just dry up these mugs and we can have a coffee.我这就把这些大杯子擦干，然后我们可以喝咖啡。 dry up 1. informal cease talking 〈非正式〉住口; 停止说话： then he dried up, and Phil couldn't get another word out of him. 然后他就住了口, 菲尔再也没能从他嘴里得到一个字。 2. (of something perceived as a continuous flow or source) decrease and stop 逐渐枯竭, 逐渐减少; 终止： his commissions began to dry up. 他的佣金开始逐渐减少并最终停止。 ˌdry ˈup|ˌdry sth↔ˈup(BrE)to dry dishes with a towel after you have washed them擦干（刚洗的盘子）I'll wash and you can dry up.我洗盘子，你可以擦干。ˌdry ˈup1(of rivers, lakes, etc.河流、湖泊等)to become completely dry干涸During the drought the river dried up.旱灾期间，河流都干涸了。2if a supply of sthdries 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。3to 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dry up1. become completely dry 干涸 * The lake has dried up. 那湖干涸了。2. lose inspiration; fail to produce words; stop talking（灵感）枯竭；忘词；说不出话来；停止说话 * His power of invention will never dry up. 他的创造力永远也不会枯竭。 * The play was good, but one of the actors was nervous and dried up twice in the second act. 戏演得不错，但是有个演员太紧张了，在第2幕里有两次忘了台词。 * The speaker suddenly dried up in the middle of his speech. 演讲者在讲话中间突然说不出话来。 * Dry up！Don't say any more！住嘴，别再说了！ * I won't dry up; I must say something about it. 我不会不说话的，我一定得对这件事发表意见。dry up1.(使)干;(使)干涸：Wet clothes dry up quickly in summer，but they take much longer time to dry in winter.夏天湿衣服很快就干了，但在冬天则需要很长时间。2.(使)枯竭：Although the novelist has recovered from a serious illness，his imagination seems to have dried up.那小说家虽然已经从重病中恢复了健康，但是他的想像力似乎已经枯竭了。 |
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