drily

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dri·ly /ˈdraɪli/ adverb x-refanother spelling of dryly dryly的另一种拼法

Examples from the Corpus

drily• She was probably glad that the inquisition was over too, Sabine thought drily.• Barnett replied drily that Davis's best option was to feed the gingerbread to his bears.

dri·ly adverbChineseSyllable

Corpus of another dryly spelling

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drily
dri‧ly /ˈdraɪli/

adverb
another spelling of dryly

drily

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also dryly

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BrE

/ˈdraɪli/

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NAmE

/ˈdraɪli/

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adverb

➡ see also

dry

adjective

if sb speaks drily, they are being humorous, but not in an obvious way 幽默而不形于色地

◆'That's a lovely purple suit you're wearing,' she said drily. “你穿的这件紫色套装真好看。” 她不动声色地打趣说。

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in a way that shows no emotion 冷冰冰地；冷淡地；不动感情地

◆He smiled drily and leaned back in his chair. 他冷冷地笑了笑，随即靠在椅背上。

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in a way that shows that there is no liquid present 干燥地

◆She coughed drily. 她干咳着。

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◆He swallowed drily and nodded. 他干咽了一下，然后点了点头。

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