| 词组 | dry up |
| 释义 | dry up 1. dry up • dry up sth • dry sth up if a river or lake dries up, the water in it disappears: ▪ Most of the lakes in the park have dried up, for they rely on the north-east monsoon. dried-up adj a dried-up river or lake is one that no longer has any water in it: ▪ We walked along the dried-up river bed. 2. dry up • dry up sth • dry sth up if something dries up, or something dries it up, it loses the liquid that was in it, especially with the result that it is no longer good or useful: ▪ Put the lid back on the tin, or the paint will dry up. ▪ Have you got a pen I can borrow? This one's dried up. 3. dry up if a supply of something dries up, it comes to an end and there is no more available: ▪ Work on the tunnel stopped when the money dried up. ▪ This factory once produced high-tech equipment for the Russian military, but government orders have dried up, and 6000 workers have lost their jobs. 4. dry up • dry up sth • dry sth up BrE to rub plates, cups, dishes etc with a cloth to dry them after they have been washed: ▪ "I'll wash." She threw him a tea towel. "You dry up." ▪ Would you mind drying up the breakfast things? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wipe BrE informal 5. dry up BrE to stop speaking when you are making a speech or acting in a play, because you have forgotten what you were going to say: ▪ I was terrified that I would forget all my lines and dry up. 6. dry up! spoken informal used to tell someone to be quiet when you are angry with them, because they are talking or complaining too much: ▪ Oh dry up! You've done nothing but complain since we got here! ■ SIMILAR TO: shut up! spoken informal |
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