词汇 | dry up |
释义 | dry up [phrasal verb] 1 : to become completely dry干枯;干涸 The river/well is drying up.河水/井水正在干涸。 The stream dries up every summer.这条小河每年夏天都变干涸。 2 dry up (something) or dry (something) up : to make (something) dry弄干;使变干 The sun had dried up the roads an hour after it stopped raining.雨停后一小时,太阳就把路面晒干了。 3 informal : to go away or disappear completely彻底离开;彻底消失 Interest in the project dried up when he withdrew his support.他撤回了他的支持后,人们对该项目的兴趣就彻底没有了。 After several months, new leads in the murder investigation dried up.几个月后,这个谋杀案调查的新线索全断了。 4 dry up (something) or dry (something) up : to cause the supply of (something) to go away or disappear耗尽;使枯竭 Closing the factory dried up local job opportunities.关闭这家工厂造成当地就业机会流失。 5 informal + impolite — used as a command to tell someone to stop talking(用作命令)闭嘴,住口 Oh, dry up! [=shut up] I'm sick of hearing what you have to say.啊,闭嘴!我不想听你那些非说不可的话。 He told her to dry up.他叫她闭嘴。 dry |
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