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dry up

释义

Idiom

dry up

Theme: STOP

to become silent; to stop talking. (Informal.)

The young lecturer was so nervous that he forgot what he was going to say and dried up.Actors have a fear of drying up on stage.Oh, dry up! I'm sick of listening to you.

Idiom

dry up

to disappear.

Many of those jobs dried up in the 1990s.Funding has all but dried up for new research in the field.

Phr V

dry up

dries, drying, dried

dry up (sth) or dry (sth) up

British & Australian to dry dishes, plates, etc. after they have been washed, using a cloth

I was just drying up a few dishes.Give me a teatowel and I'll dry up for you.

drying up

noun British & Australian

I'll wash up if you'll do the drying up.

dry up

if an area of water {esp. river, lake} dries up, the water in it disappears

The pond had dried up over the long hot summer.The wells have all dried up and people walk miles for water.

if a supply of something dries up, it ends

The flow of foreign money into the country has almost dried up.

to stop speaking when you are acting or making a speech, especially because you suddenly forget what to say next

My biggest fear is that halfway through my presentation I'll just dry up.

dry up!

(always an order) informal something that you say to tell someone to be quiet when they are talking or complaining too much

Oh dry up, for God's sake, you've done nothing but moan all morning!

dry up

1. noun

to inject a drug intravenously. Probably a variation of DRAW UP UK, 2003

2. verb

to stop talking. Often used as an imperative US, 1853

phrasedry up1. 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

dry up

1. To lose moisture. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "dry" and "up." Hey, if you don't want that marker to dry up, put the cap back on it!

2. To remove wetness from something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "dry" and "up." Let me get you a towel so you can dry up that spill.

3. To heal a skin rash or irritation. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be be used between "dry" and "up." Don't worry, the doctor prescribed something that should dry up this rash.

4. Of a skin rash or irritation, to become healed. If your poison ivy doesn't dry up in a few weeks, you should see a dermatologist.

5. To go away or leave. Oh, dry up and give me some peace and quiet!

6. To stop talking; to be quiet. Typically used as an imperative. Oh, dry up already! I'm sick of hearing you complain.

dry something up

1. . to cause moisture to dry away to nothing. Dry this spill up with the hair dryer. Will the hair dryer dry up this mess?

2. to cure a skin rash by the use of medicine that dries. Let's use some of this to try to dry that rash up. This medicine will dry up your rash in a few days.

dry up

1. Lit. [for something] to dry away to nothing. Finally, the water on the track dried up, and the race was able to continue. When will the fields dry up so we can plant?

2. Fig. [for someone] to be quiet or go away. Dry up, you jerk! I wish you would dry up!

dry up

1. Gradually become unproductive, as in After two collections of short stories, his ability to write fiction dried up. Also see well's run dry.

2. Stop talking; also, cause to stop talking. For example, Dry up! You've said enough. [Slang; mid-1800s]

dry up

1. To become devoid of liquid or moisture: During the drought, the pond dried up.

2. To cause something to become devoid of liquid or moisture: She dried up the wet table with a towel. He spilled some water on his pants and dried it up with a hair dryer.

3. To become unavailable gradually: The money for the grant dried up because of funding problems.

4. To stop talking suddenly: The suspect realized he was talking to the police without his lawyer and quickly dried up.

Dry up!

exclam. Shut up!; Go away and don’t bother me! Aw, dry up! I’ve heard enough.

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