| 词组 | dry |
| 释义 | dry Theme: ALCOHOL - LACKING mod. having to do with a region where alcoholic beverages cannot be purchased.Is Kansas still dry?I hate to get stuck in a dry town.Some small towns are dry, but not many. Theme: ALCOHOL - LACKING n. a Prohibitionist; an abstainer from alcohol.The drys are in an increasing majority.Do you know even one dry? Theme: SOBRIETY mod. sober; no longer alcohol intoxicated.Tracy's dry, I hear.How long will Ernie stay dry? dry 1. adjective 1 of a heavy drinker or alcoholic, doing without alcohol, not drinking, nor under the influence of alcohol UK, 2002. 2 without money US, 1942 2. adverb in a simulated manner US, 1975 3. noun 1 an instance of an actor forgetting the lines UK, 1945. 2 a politician who espouses economic caution, especially a Conservative under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. Coined as an antonym for WET (a middle-of-the-road politician) UK, 1983.► on the dryin a state of refraining from drinking any alcohol US, 1957.► the Drythe dry season in Australia's tropical north AUSTRALIA, 1908 4. verb of an actor, to forget your lines during a performance UK, 1934 dry off dry off • dry off sth • dry sth off to become dry or make something dry, especially on the surface: It was lovely being able to swim and then dry off in the sun. She washed the apples then dried them off with a paper towel.dry yourself off (=dry yourself with a towel after a bath or swim) Carrie returned from showering, wrapped in a towel. She began to dry herself off, talking to me over her shoulder. ► compare dry out dry out 1. dry out • dry out sth • dry sth out to become completely dry on the inside and the outside, or to make something completely dry on the inside and the outside: Put your coat near the fire or it won't dry out properly. Cover the meat with fat to prevent it from drying out, and roast it in the oven for two hours.2. dry out informal to stop being an alcoholic (=someone who regularly drinks too much alcohol and cannot stop): a well-known TV actor who spent eight weeks in a clinic, trying to dry out 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 informal5. 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 dry1. mod. sober; no longer alcohol intoxicated. How long will Ernie stay dry, do you think? 2. n. a prohibitionist; an abstainer from alcohol. The drys are in an increasing majority. 3. mod. having to do with a region where alcoholic beverages cannot be purchased. (Compare this with wet.) Some small towns are dry, but not many.
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