名詞 dry:

1. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
   同義詞：prohibitionist

動(dòng)詞 dry:

1. remove the moisture from and make dry
   同義詞：dry out
2. become dry or drier
   同義詞：dry out

形容詞 dry:

1. free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
2. humorously sarcastic or mocking
   同義詞：ironic, ironical, wry
3. lacking moisture or volatile components
4. opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
5. not producing milk
6. (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
7. without a mucous or watery discharge
8. not shedding tears
9. lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless- John Mason Brown
   同義詞：juiceless
10. used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
11. unproductive especially of the expected results
12. having no adornment or coloration
13. (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
14. having a large proportion of strong liquor
15. lacking warmth or emotional involvement
16. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
    同義詞：teetotal

1. If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate.
   倘若外援枯竭，形勢將極為嚴(yán)重。
2. The well had gone dry.
   井干涸了。
3. The wet clothes will soon dry in the sun.
   濕衣服在太陽下很快就會(huì)干的。
4. The soil is too dry for planting.
   土太干了，不能種東西。
5. The book is as dry as dust.
   這本書枯燥無味。

dry

adj.（形容詞）
dri.er[dro.…r] 或 dry.er dri.est[dro.st] 或 dry.est
Free from liquid or moisture:
干的：不含液體或濕氣：
例句：
changed to dry clothes.
衣服變干

Having or characterized by little or no rain:
干燥的：以少雨或無雨為特點(diǎn)的：
例句：
a dry climate.
干燥的氣候

Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture:
干旱的：缺乏自然或正常的潮濕：
例句：
a dry month.
干旱的月份

Not under water:
不用水的：
例句：
dry land.
干燥的土地

Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted:
干涸的：全部水或液體都被排走，蒸發(fā)或耗盡的：
例句：
a dry river.
干涸的河道

No longer yielding liquid, especially milk:
無奶的：不再產(chǎn)液體的，尤指奶水：
例句：
a dry cow.
無奶的牛

Lacking a mucous or watery discharge:
無分泌物的：缺少黏性或水分的排放物：
例句：
a dry cough.
干咳

Not shedding tears:
無淚的：
例句：
dry sobs.
無淚的啜泣

Needing or desiring drink; thirsty:
缺水的，想飲水的；渴的：
例句：
a dry mouth.
干渴的嘴

No longer wet:
干的，不濕的：
例句：
The paint is dry.
油漆干了

Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities:
固態(tài)的，無水的：屬于或關(guān)于固態(tài)而非液態(tài)物質(zhì)或商品的：
例句：
dry weight.
脫水重量

Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines.
無甜味的：由于發(fā)酵期間糖的分解而失去甜味的。用于酒
Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients:
干（酒）：酒精含量大大超過其它成份的：
例句：
a dry martini.
干馬提尼酒

Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish:
吃時(shí)或上桌時(shí)不加黃油，肉汁或其它配料的：
例句：
dry toast; dry meat.
素烤面包；不加醬汁的肉

Having no adornment or coloration; plain:
樸素的；沒裝飾或渲染的：
例句：
the dry facts.
不加渲染的事實(shí)

Devoid of bias or personal concern:
沒有個(gè)人偏見或關(guān)切的：
例句：
presented us with a dry critique.
向我們表述了不帶偏見的觀點(diǎn)

Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe:
冷冰冰的：缺乏溫柔、溫暖或投入的；嚴(yán)厲的：
例句：
The actor gave a dry reading of the lines.
演員把臺(tái)詞念得十分生硬

Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner:
態(tài)度冷漠的，無動(dòng)于衷的：
例句：
rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical tone.
用冷漠而機(jī)械的聲調(diào)一口氣說完事實(shí)

Wearisome; dull:
令人厭煩的；單調(diào)乏味的：
例句：
a dry lecture filled with trivial details.
充滿瑣碎細(xì)節(jié)的枯燥演講

Humorous or sarcastic in a shrewd, impersonal way:
冷嘲的：以一種機(jī)智，冷靜的態(tài)度表現(xiàn)幽默或諷刺的：
例句：
dry wit.
冷面幽默的機(jī)智

Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages:
禁酒的：禁止或反對(duì)酒精飲料的銷售或飲用的：
例句：
a dry county.
禁酒縣

Unproductive of the expected results:
無預(yù)期效果的：
例句：
a mind dry of new ideas.
毫無新思想的頭腦

Constructed without mortar or cement:
不用灰漿或水泥徹成的：
例句：
dry masonry.
無漿筑成的建筑物

v.（動(dòng)詞）
dried[drod] dry.ing,dries[droz]
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To remove the moisture from; make dry:
從…去掉水分；使…變干：
例句：
laundry dried by the sun.
被太陽曬干的洗凈衣物

To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.
脫水保存（如肉或其它食物）
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To become dry:
變干：
例句：
The sheets dried quickly in the sun.
被單在太陽下很快干了

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 drys 【非正式用語】
A prohibitionist.
主張禁酒的人

<常用詞組>dry out 【非正式用語】
To undergo a cure for alcoholism.
接受戒酒治療
dry up
To make or become unproductive, especially to do so gradually.
使…失去生產(chǎn)力，尤指逐漸地
Informal To stop talking.
【非正式用語】 停止講話
來源：
Middle English drie
中古英語 drie
from Old English drtge
源自 古英語 drtge

【引伸】
dry.ly 或
dri.ly
adv.（副詞）
dry.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>dry,dehydrate,desiccate,parchThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to remove the moisture from.:
這些詞共有的中心意思是：.從…中除去水分.：
例句：
drying the dishes;
弄干盤子；

例句：
add water to dehydrated eggs;
向脫水雞蛋中加水；

例句：
a factory where coconut meat is shredded and desiccated;
將椰肉切成條并脫水的工廠；

例句：
land parched by the sun. See also Synonyms at sour moisten
被太陽烤得干裂的土地 參見同義詞 sourmoisten