1. 干的，干燥的，无雨的　 not wet; free from moisture; not raining
2. 缺水的，口渴的，使人口渴的　 not supplying water; thirsty; causing thirst
3. 禁酒的　 (of a country or region) where it is illegal to buy or sell alcoholic drink
4. 无趣味的，枯燥的，一本正经地表达出来的　 uninteresting; dull; expressed seriously or undemonstratively

　dry　用作形容词时的基本含义是表示“无论从特征还是从状态上都看不见水分的”，也可表示“水汽不足或缺少正常情况所必需的水分”，还可指“水源或其他液体枯竭”。引申可表示书、讲演、课题、教义等“枯燥的，乏味的”；形容人的举止、言词时，意为“缺乏激情的”，也可指为表示镇静而压制感情；还可用来形容奶牛等“没有奶的”，作家等“才情枯竭的”以及国家或地区“禁酒的”或个人“戒酒的”。

　～ air　干燥的空气
　～ battery　干电池（组）
　～ book　枯燥的书
　～ cell　干电池
　～ champagne　不甜的香槟酒
　～ cider　不甜的苹果汁
　～ cleaner　干洗剂，干洗商
　～ climate　干旱的气候
　～ coal　干煤
　～ color　干颜料
　～ cough　干咳
　～ country　禁酒的国家
　～ dock　平船坞
　～ dredger　陆地挖泥机
　～ eyes　无泪的眼
　～ facts　不加渲染的事实
　～ farming　旱地农作（法）
　～ firewood　干柴
　～ fly　（钓鱼用的）假虫饵
　～ goods　干货，谷类，织物类
　～ greetings　冷淡的问候
　～ house　干燥室
　～ ice　干冰
　～ interview　一无所获的采访
　～ jest　一本正经说出的笑话
　～ lake　干涸的湖
　～ land　干涸的陆地
　～ laws　禁酒法令
　～ lecture　枯燥的讲演
　～ lodging　不供膳食的寓所
　～ nurse　保姆
　～ oven　烘箱，烘干炉
　～ party　没有酒的宴会
　～ pluck　重击，重打
　～ politeness　常规的礼貌
　～ run　演习，（飞机）模拟投弹练习
　～ saltern　干货店，干货类，干货业
　～ season　旱季
　～ states　禁酒的州
　～ subject　枯燥无味的题目
　～ summer　干旱的夏天
　～ thanks　常套虚礼
　～ town　禁酒的城镇
　～ weight　净重
　～ welcome　不热情的欢迎
　～ well　枯井
　～ wine　无甜味的酒
　～ work　使人口渴的工作
　～ year　没有作品发表的年头
　be ～　干旱的
　feel ～　觉得口渴的
　go ～　干枯
　keep ～　保持干燥
　run ～　干枯
　painfully ～　干得难受
　so ～　口渴得很
　theoretically ～　绝对干燥地
　～ enough　够干地
　～ as a bone　干透的
　～ as dust　枯燥无味
　not ～ behind the ears　未成熟的，乳臭未干的
　～ for a week　一周无水，干了一周
　～ in the hot weather　在这种大热天里口渴
　～ with singing　唱得口渴（干）

　They had some hot drinks to wash down their dry muffins.　他们就着热饮料吃下干松饼。
　The hot dry earth drank up the rain.　干旱发烫的土地把雨水全吸光了。
　South Australia is dry climate.　南澳大利亚是干旱气候。
　It was the driest summer in years.　这是多年来最旱的夏天。
　This winter is dry.　今年冬天很干燥。
　A dry spell threatened the crops last year.　去年一段旱期威胁着庄稼。
　They walked along a dry riverbed.　他们沿着干涸的河床走。
　He did not bother to hide anything but presented the dry facts to them.　他并没有掩饰什么，而是把事实原原本本地讲给他们听。
　He gives the driest speeches I've ever listened to.　他做了我所听过的最枯燥无味的演说。
　A dry book is no interesting one.　一本枯燥无味的书是没意思的。
　When I read the novel I skipped these dry passages of description.　我读这本小说的时候，就跳过了这几段毫无趣味的描写。
　The paint on this door is not yet dry, be careful.　这门上的漆还没干，小心点。
　The clothes are dry.　这些衣服是干的。
　She wiped the dish until it was dry.　她把碟子擦干。
　The pond is pumped dry.　这池子被吸干了。
　The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered.　这棵树下的叶子干枯了。
　The paint on the bench is not dry yet; be careful!　当心，长椅上的油漆未干！
　The machine automatically stops when it runs dry.　这种机器一没有水就自动停止。
　The well has gone dry.　这口井已经干枯了。
　This cow is dry.　这头牛不产奶了。
　My mouth is dry.　我口渴。
　I'm so dry, let's stop here for a soda.　我太口渴了，咱们在这里歇歇，喝点汽水吧。
　I always feel dry in this hot weather doing this dry work in the sun.　大热天，在太阳下干这种使人口干的活，我总觉得很渴。
　My throat was dry after the long trip.　经过长途跋涉，我的喉咙发干。
　There are still some dry states in this country.　这个国家还有几个州禁酒。
　That wine is too dry for my taste.　那种酒我喝起来甜味太淡了。
　The subject is as dry as sawdust.　这问题枯燥无味。
　His sense of humour is very dry.　他的幽默（感）是一本正经的。
　She sat there looking dry and indifferent.　她坐在那里神情冷漠，一副漫不经心的样子。
　The stream ran dry in drought.　天旱时这条小溪干了。
　My fountain pen ran dry in the middle of a sentence.　句子才写到一半，我的自来水笔就没有墨水了。
　The soil is too dry for planting.　这土壤太干燥，不宜种植。
　Is this wood dry enough to burn?　这木柴是否干到可以燃烧的程度了?
　He drank the cup dry.　他把这杯喝干了。
　She wrings the clothes dry.　她把衣服绞干了。
　This walk has made me dry, do you think we can get a drink here?　步行使我口渴，你不想我们在这儿喝点什么吗?

 ♣ as dry as a bone
　干极了　completely dry
　I am as dry as a bone.　我口渴极了。
　The earth seemed as dry as a bone.　这地干得快冒烟了。
　The soil was very hard and as dry as a bone.　这土壤非常坚硬，干透了。
　We went camping in Scotland and though it rained very hard we had a very good tent and stayed as dry as a bone.　我们到苏格兰去露营；虽然雨下得很大，但我们有个很好的帐篷，十分干燥。
 ♣ as dry as dust
　乏味极了　very boring
　The book was as dry as dust.　这本书乏味极了。
　You won't find any exciting books on those shelves, they're all as dry as dust.　在那些书架上你找不到什么动人的书，都是十分枯燥的。
 ♣ boil dry
　煮干　boil until there is none left
　Don't let the pan boil dry.　别把锅里的水煮干了。
 ♣ not dry behind the ears
　〈美俚〉无经验的；乳臭未干的 be young and inexperienced
　The young man had just started working for the firm, and was not dry behind the ears yet.　这个年轻人刚开始为公司工作，还没有经验。
　Adult responsibilities were forced on him, although he was still not dry behind the ears.　他还是个乳臭未干的小孩，但许多成年人的责任都已经强加在他身上了。
　Though he was not dry behind the ears, he had to make a living by himself.　他虽未成年，但得自己谋生。

 ♣ dry, dried
　这两个词的意思都是“干的”， dry是形容词，指本身是干的；而dried是过去分词，指经过处理而变干。例如：
　dry clothes　干衣服；dried vegetable干菜。再如：dry grass指草是“干的”状态，而dried grass指晒干的草（有“过程”的含义）。

　vt. & vi.变干，把…弄干 become or cause to become dry

　～ a cow　使牛停止分泌乳汁
　～ dishes　擦干碟子
　～ one's clothes　烘干衣服
　～ one's coat　烤干大衣
　～ one's eyes　擦干眼泪
　～ one's forehead　擦干前额
　～ one's hair　擦干头发
　～ one's handkerchief　烤干手帕
　～ one's hands　擦干手
　～ one's shoes　晒干鞋
　～ oneself　把身上擦干
　～ the corn　烤干玉米
　～ the fish　烤鱼
　desperately ～　极端枯燥无味
　destructively ～　毁灭性干燥
　feverishly ～　发烧引起口干
　heartbreakingly ～　口干得要命
　hopelessly ～　干得无望
　horribly ～　干得可怕
　insupportably ～　口干得难以忍受
　intolerably ～　口干得难受，极枯燥无味
　painfully ～　口干得难受
　quickly ～　干得快
　terribly ～　极干
　unbearably ～　口干得难受，极枯燥无味
　～ down　弄干
　～ oneself down after a shower　淋浴后把身子擦干
　～ off　弄干
　～ out　把…弄干
　～ up　（河流）干涸，（想象力）枯竭，消失，住口
　～ up in the wind　被风吹干
　～ up the well　使井干涸
　～ at the fire　在火边烤干
　～ by exposure to the sun　放在太阳下晒干
　～ by heat　用热烘干
　～ by squeezing　把衣服拧干（晒干）
　～ by the fire　在火旁烤干
　～ for food　烘干以便食用
　～ in the air　晾干
　～ in the sun　晒干
　～ with　用…弄干
　～ with blotting-paper　用吸墨纸吸干它
　～ with a towel　用毛巾揩干双手

　I hang the washing on a rope to dry.　我把洗了的衣物挂在绳子上晾干。
　Nothing dries sooner than a tear.　眼泪最容易干。
　Nylon-ware dries easily.　尼龙织物易干。
　When wet materials dry, a liquid is changed to a vapour.　当湿的材料变干时，液体就变为蒸汽。
　The clothes dried in the sun.　衣服在太阳下晒干了。
　He was drying himself with a towel.　他在用毛巾擦干身子。
　We were drying our clothes by squeezing.　我们把衣服拧干。
　There we prepared to dry our clothes over a fire and boil some drinking water.　我们准备在那里把衣服烘干，烧点水喝。
　He was drying his clothes over the fire.　他正在火上把衣服烘干。
　He swam in easily enough, dried himself in the sun, and put on his clothes.　他很容易地游了回去，在阳光下晒干身体，穿上衣服。
　We dried our grain thoroughly.　我们把粮食晒得干透了。
　Would you please dry it with blotting-paper?　请用吸墨纸吸干它好吗?
　She dried her eyes and continued to work.　她擦干眼泪，继续工作。
　You'd better fasten the wet clothes on the rope while they are being dried.　晾湿衣服时，你最好把它们夹在绳子上。
　Clothes are washed and dried by washing machines and ironed with electric irons.　衣服用电动洗衣机洗涤和烘干，再用电熨斗熨平。
　They dried milk to make dried milk.　他们使牛奶脱水制成奶粉。
　I like dried fruit.　我爱吃干果。

 ♣ dry off　(v.+adv.)
　（使）弄干，（使）变干　become dry; make dry
　The clothes soon dried off in the sun.　衣服在阳光下很快就干了。
　Your clothes should have dried off by this time.　你的衣服此时应该干透了。
　She dried herself off with a thick towel.　她用厚毛巾擦干了身子。
　This high wind will dry the ground off.　这场大风会刮干地面的。
　Dry yourself off thoroughly after your swim, or you might catch cold.　游泳后要彻底擦干身子，否则你会感冒的。
 ♣ dry out　(v.+adv.)
　（使）变干，（使）干涸　become dry; make dry
　The wet clothes will soon dry out in the sun.　湿衣服放在太阳下面很快就会晒干。
　We waited for our wet clothes to dry out.　我们等待我们的湿衣服干透。
　Don't leave that bread on the table, it will dry out.　别把面包放在桌子上，它会变干的。
　You should let that wood dry out before you use it for anything.　那块木料不管派什么用场，你都应该先让它干透。
　Will this flooded ground ever dry out?　这块洪水淹过的地还会干吗?
　She hung up her wet clothes in order to dry them out.　她把她的湿衣服挂起来，以便晾干。
　The flood subsided and the hot sun dried out the wooden buildings.　洪水退后，烈日把木屋都晒干了。
2. 〈非正〉（使）戒（酒、毒等） treat sb or be treated for alcoholism
　It's not easy for him to dry out since he has a lot of drug-addict friends.　他的毒瘾不易戒掉，因为他的很多朋友都是吸毒鬼。
　Will the doctors be able to dry the actor out in time for his next film?　医生们能及时使这名演员在拍下部片子前戒毒吗?
　To dry him out is the only way to make him healthy.　戒毒是使他身体康复的唯一办法。
 ♣ dry up　(v.+adv.)
1. （使…)干涸 cause to become completely dry
　The ground dried up quickly after the rain.　雨后地很快就干了。
　The streams dried up in spring.　溪流在春天干涸。
　The river in front of my house dried up last summer.　去年夏天，我们屋前的那条河干涸了。
　The dry spell lasted so long that nearly all the streams and ponds in the area dried up.　干旱延续了很长时间，那个地区几乎所有的河塘都干涸了。
　The reservoir dried up during the four-month drought.　蓄水池在4个月的干旱期间全干了。
　The sports-field has now dried up. Let's go and do some running.　运动场已经干了，我们去跑步吧。
　Seas may dry up, stones wear away, but my heart will never change.　海可枯，石可烂，我的心永不变。
　The long drought dried up all the wells.　长期的干旱使所有的井都干涸了。
　The sun came out and dried up the streets.　太阳出来把马路晒干了。
2. 枯竭；用光，耗尽 be completely used, exhausted or finished
　We have no milk to sell; the cows have dried up.　奶牛没奶了；我们没有牛奶可卖。
　Will his powers of invention ever dry up?　他的创造力会枯竭吗?
　My imagination has not dried up yet.　我的想象力还没有完全枯竭呢。
　In middle age his inspiration dried up.　他中年时期就没有灵感了。
　After his third novel, his imagination seemed to dry up.　写完第三本小说后，他的想象力似乎枯竭了。
　Your savings will soon dry up if you spend your money like that.　像那样花钱的话，你的积蓄会很快用光的。
3. 〈英〉擦干碗碟 make tea-cups dry
　I'll wash the dishes if you'll dry up for me.　如果你来擦碟的话，我就洗这些碟子。
　Dry up the dishes!　把碟子擦干！
4. 〈非正〉住口 stop talking
　〔说明〕 dry up通常不用于进行体。
　Oh, dry up!　喂，住口！
　Dry up! Don't say any more!　住嘴，别再说了！
　I wish the conversation will dry up.　我希望谈话不要再继续下去。
　Can't you dry up?I'm tired of hearing such nonsense.　你住嘴好吗?我听腻了这种废话。
　Now I'm going to dry up and let someone else have his say.　现在我就不讲了，让其他人发言。
　"Dry up!" he said angrily to me.　他气愤地对我说：“不要说啦！”
　A funny answer might dry her up for a short time.　一个滑稽可笑的回答会使她短时间内说不下去。
5. （演员等）忘记台词或动作 (in acting) forget one's lines or part
　When I got on the stage I just dried up.　我上了舞台，就把台词都忘光了。
　The actor dried up in the middle of his speech.　这位演员说到一半忘了台词。
　She paused, and John feared that she was about to dry up.　她停住了，约翰担心她说不下去了。
6. 像蒸发似地消散或消失 disappear or vanish as if by evaporating
　The Senator's influence dried up when he was voted out of office.　那参议员在他竞选失败后，影响力也消失了。

 ♣ dry, bake
　参见bake条。

　［同义词］ adj. arid, droughty, waterless v. dehydrate, desiccate, parch
　［反义词］ adj. moist, soaked, wet, damp, humid
　［词源］　古英语dryge（干的）<古英语drangr（干木）