drying

干not wet

1.干的；干燥的not wet, damp or sticky; without water or moisture

雨少little rain

2.雨少的；干旱的；干燥的with very little rain

皮肤；头发skin/hair

3.干性的；无水分的without the natural oils that makes it soft and healthy

咳嗽cough

4.干咳的that does not produce any phlegm (= the thick liquid that forms in the nose and throat)

面包bread

5.无黄油（或果酱等）的eaten on its own without any butter, jam, etc.

葡萄酒wine

6.无甜味的；干的not sweet

幽默humour

7.机敏的；不形于色的；不露声色的very clever and expressed in a quiet way that is not obvious; often using irony

无感情without emotion

8.不动感情的；冷冰冰的not showing emotion

乏味boring

9.干巴巴的；枯燥乏味的not interesting

无酒without alcohol

10.无酒的；禁酒的；戒酒的without alcohol; where it is illegal to buy, sell or drink alcohol

口渴thirsty

11.(informal)口渴的；令人口渴的thirsty; that makes you thirsty

milk/suck sb/sth dry

榨干…的钱财；耗尽…的精力；掏尽…的信息to get from sb/sth all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually giving nothing in return

not a dry eye in the house

全场无人不流泪；全场无不为之动容used to say that everyone was very emotional about sth

run dry

干涸；枯竭；耗尽to stop supplying water; to be all used so that none is left

1.[i][t]（使）变干；（把…）弄干to become dry; to make sth dry

1.(井,河等)干涸的,枯竭的;(气候)干旱的;无奶的;无泪的;无痰的,干咳的

2.干的,干燥的;无水分的,干透了的

3.干巴巴的,枯燥无味的;(噪音等)干涩的

4.〈俚〉口干的;〈美口〉禁酒的,赞成禁酒的

5.(酒等)无甜味的,味淡的;(面包等)不涂奶油的

6.不新鲜的,陈的

7.不用水操作的;不用润滑油的

8.简慢的,冷淡的

9.赤裸裸的,露骨的;不加渲染的;不带个人偏见的

10.【军】〈俚〉空弹的,演习的

11.无预期结果的,没有收获的

1.把...弄干,使干燥;晒干;揩干;排干(池塘等)

2.使(乳牛)停止产奶

3.变干;干涸;干枯

1.干燥(状态);干燥场;干裂,(石头的)裂缝;干季

2.〈美口〉禁酒主义者,赞成禁酒的人

1.something that is dry has no water in it or on it; used about a liquid such as paint when it has become hard or solid

2.dry weather is when there is no rain; used about periods of time; used about regions

3.dry hair or skin feels rough because it does not have enough moisture in it

4.dry food contains little or no liquid, such as fat or juice

5.dry humor involves saying funny things in a serious way

6.very serious and boring

7.feeling thirsty; if your mouth is dry, it contains very little saliva, for example because you are nervous

8.dry alcoholic drinks are not sweet

9.a child that is dry does not need to wear a diaper because they can control when they urinate

10.a dry country does not allow any alcohol to be sold there

1.to remove the water from something by wiping it, heating it, or blowing air onto it; to become dry; to wipe the water off dishes after they have been washed

2.if a liquid such as paint dries, it becomes hard or solid

3.to remove the water from food or plants as a way of preserving them

4.to stop talking because you have forgotten what you were going to say