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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dry1 /draɪ/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative drier, superlative driest) 1 not wet 不湿的DRY without water or liquid inside or on the surface 干的，干燥的 OPP wet I need to change into some dry clothes. 我要换上干衣服。 Make sure that the surface is clean and dry before you start to paint. 油漆之前一定先要确保表面清洁干燥。 You should store disks in a cool, dry place. 你应该把磁盘存放在阴凉干燥的地方。shake/rub/wipe etc something dry Jean rubbed her hair dry. 琼把头发擦干。 The path is dry as a bone (=very dry). 这条小道很干燥。 → bone dry2 weather 天气DN having very little rain or moisture 干旱的，干燥的 OPP wet → arid The weather was hot and dry. 天气炎热干燥。 Eastern areas should stay dry tomorrow. 东部地区明天仍将无雨。 the dry season 旱季 These plants do not grow well in dry conditions (=when there is not much rain). 这些植物在干旱的环境中长不好。 a prolonged dry spell (=period) 一段持续的干旱天气3 dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc HBHDRYwithout enough of the liquid or oil that is normally in your mouth, skin etc 干燥的嘴巴/皮肤/嘴唇/头发等 → parched His heart was pounding and his mouth was dry. 他的心怦怦跳，嘴巴发干。 Mary has dry, sensitive skin. 玛丽的皮肤干燥而敏感。 a shampoo for dry hair 适用于干性发质的洗发液 She licked her dry lips. 她舔了舔干燥的嘴唇。4 run/go dry DNDRYif a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rain 〔湖泊、河流等〕干涸 The river ran dry last summer. 去年夏天这条河干涸了。5 humour 幽默JOKE someone with a dry sense of humour says funny and clever things while seeming to be serious 冷面滑稽的 He had a delightfully dry sense of humour. 他有一种很逗人的冷幽默。6 boring 枯燥乏味的BORING boring, very serious, and without humour 乏味的，无趣的 In schools, science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner. 在学校里，科学往往用枯燥乏味的方式来讲授。 a dry debate on policies 对政策的无聊辩论► see thesaurus at boring7. dry cough MIa cough which does not produce any phlegm 干咳8 dry wine/sherry etc DFDwine etc that is not sweet 干葡萄酒/雪利酒等 a glass of dry white wine 一杯干白葡萄酒9 without alcohol 无酒的SCLDFD not drinking alcohol, or not allowing any alcohol to be sold 不喝酒的；不允许出售酒精饮料的 Paula had been dry for a year before she started drinking again. 葆拉一年没喝酒，后来又开始喝了起来。 Kuwait’s a dry country. 科威特是个禁酒的国家。10 voice 声音EMOTIONAL showing no emotion when you speak 冷漠的，没有感情的11. dry bread/toast DFFbread etc eaten on its own without anything such as butter or jam spread on it 未涂黄油[果酱]的面包/吐司12. thirsty 口干的，口渴的 informal thirsty 口渴的13. not a dry eye in the house CRYused to say that everyone was crying because something was very sad – often used humorously 〔因伤心之事〕在场众人无不眼泪汪汪〔常为幽默用法〕 —dryness noun [uncountable] → drip-dry, dry rot, → home and dry at home2(6), → leave somebody high and dry at high2(5), → drylyn COLLOCATIONSnounsdry grassThere had been no rain and the grass was very dry.dry clothesI had no dry clothes to change into.dry land (=not the sea)It was good to get off the ship onto dry land again.dry ingredients (=the things in a recipe that are not liquid)Add the eggs and milk to the dry ingredients.verbskeep dryWe managed to keep dry inside an old farm building.get dry (=become dry)Come inside and get dry.shake/rub/wipe etc something dryHe wiped his hands dry with a handkerchief.towel something dry (=use a towel to dry something)Towel your hair dry before using a hairdryer.phrasesdry as a bone/bone dry (=completely dry)These plants need some water – they’re dry as a bone.n THESAURUSdry having very little moisture, or no longer wetHow do plants survive in hot dry conditions?My mouth feels dry.The clothes should be dry.The ground was bone dry (=completely dry).parched completely dry – used about land, or about someone’s lips, throat, skin etcThe earth was so parched that there were huge cracks in it.parched lipsarid extremely dry because of lack or rain and therefore difficult for growing cropsthe arid landscape of the Danakil desertan arid mountain region
Examples from the Corpus
dry• The weather tomorrow will be sunny and dry.• My other problem, Holmes, is that the subject matter can really be a little dry.• Once on the far side the pipers played while the men danced reels until they were dry.• Stock tanks normally brimming with water have gone dry.• Can you check to see if the laundry's dry?• I forgot to water the plants and the soil has gone bone dry.• In Arizona, the air is often extremely dry.• The wood was dry and it burned easily.• Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.• Scientists can be so dry and unexciting.• His voice was dry as he told of his time as a prisoner of war.• When the paint is completely dry, carefully peel off the masking tape.• Tunisia has a hot, dry climate.• Conway is in a dry county.• The vehicle was found upside down in a dry creek bed.• My throat was so dry I could hardly speak.• By that time, the dry months of deep summer had brought cotton growth to a near standstill.• Skin may be alternately hot and dry or perspiring.• Keep the apples stored in a cool, dry place.• During the dry season, many of the swamps turn to hard-baked mud.• dry sherry• It was a very dry summer.• If you reduce the humidity so the walls are bone dry, then the apartment will be too dry.• Southern areas should stay dry until the early evening.• The dry weather will continue for several days• We drank a dry white wine with our fish.• a dry winter• Once the glue is dry you should place the photograph in the correct position, securing it with masking tape.dry clothes• The first thing though was to get Nigel into some clean, dry clothes.• They had both changed into dry clothes.• A change into dry clothes before gearing up and a quick brew.• The dry clothes had given her strength.• There were almost no dry clothes left.dry spell• Already, he says, it is worse than the drought of 1956, once considered the definitive Texas dry spell.• The noonday sun beat down fiercely; dusty air carried the stink of rotting garlic after a prolonged dry spell.• Until I met Donna my social life was a dry spell.• Keep fuchsia well watered during prolonged dry spells in summer and feed regularly with a potash-rich liquid fertiliser.• The dry spell is a real turn-around from recent rainy winters.• Arizona is in the grip of one of its most severe dry spells of the past century.• Showers are expected over the whole country - but the south-east may get a dry spell on Saturday and Sunday.• That is the kind of dry spell some strikers not too distant from Ewood Park would sell their grandmother for.dry2 ●●● S2 W3 verb (dried, drying, dries) [intransitive, transitive] 1 DRYto make something dry, or to become dry （使）变干，把…弄干2 PLATES/DISHES ETC 盘子/碟子等 (also dry up British English) to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed 擦干〔洗好的盘、碟等〕3 dry off phrasal verb DRYto become dry or to make something dry, especially on the surface （使）变干，把〔某物〕弄干4 dry out phrasal verb 5 dry up phrasal verb → cut and dried, driedn GrammarDry belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. • You can say: I’m drying the washing on the line. In this sentence, ‘the washing’ is the object of dry.• You can also say: The washing is drying on the line. In this sentence, ‘the washing’ is the subject of dry.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
dry• Leave the dishes on the draining board to dry.• This should only take a few minutes to dry.• After you press the two parts together, let the glue dry for at least an hour.• As Polly rinsed and dried her hands she was aware of being studied.• I like to hang the sheets out to dry. It gives them a fresh smell.• But Liz revealed her hair was naturally curly and that she prefers to dry it straight.• Could you wait ten minutes while I dry my hair?• It'll only take a few minutes to dry my hair.• We built a fire to get ourselves warm and dry our clothes.• Leave to dry out, supporting the door with jars until hardened into position.• These can be planted in the ground after the soil dries out.• After this, the bread is removed from the oven but it is still drying out.• Wet clothes dry quickly on a sunny day.• New York Head Start programs also were squeaking by, but funding could dry up by the end of January.dry yourself• In the boat she found an oilcloth to dry herself.• He sat on the edge of the gazebo, wrung out the sock and dried himself as best he could.• Emerging from beneath the spray of the shower, she dried herself briskly before dressing with impatient fingers.• I dry myself gently, I almost feel better.• He dried himself, opened the door of the large mahogany wardrobe and took out his clothes.• Ladle thinks that drying yourself out may be an effective antiparasite strategy, a way of purging the parasites from your body.• By the time she'd finished drying herself, the footsteps had ceased.• The towel on which I tried to dry myself was invariably moist.From Longman Business Dictionarydrydry /draɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle dried) → dry up→ See Verb tableOrigin dry1 Old English drygedry1 adjective →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1dry2 verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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dry1 S2 W2 /draɪ/ 
adjective (comparative drier, superlative driest)
OPP wet:
I need to change into some dry clothes.
Make sure that the surface is clean and dry before you start to paint.
You should store disks in a cool, dry place.
shake/rub/wipe etc something dry
Jean rubbed her hair dry.
The path is dry as a bone (=very dry). ⇨ bone dry
2. WEATHER having very little rain or moisture
OPP wet ⇨ arid:
The weather was hot and dry.
Eastern areas should stay dry tomorrow.
the dry season
These plants do not grow well in dry conditions (=when there is not much rain).
a prolonged dry spell (=period)
3. dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc without enough of the liquid or oil that is normally in your mouth, skin etc ⇨ parched:
His heart was pounding and his mouth was dry.
Mary has dry, sensitive skin.
a shampoo for dry hair
She licked her dry lips.
4. run/go dry if a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rain:
The river ran dry last summer.
5. HUMOUR someone with a dry sense of humour says funny and clever things while seeming to be serious:
He had a delightfully dry sense of humour.
6. BORING boring, very serious, and without humour:
In schools, science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner.
a dry debate on policies
7. dry cough a cough which does not produce any phlegm
8. dry wine/sherry etc wine etc that is not sweet:
a glass of dry white wine
9. WITHOUT ALCOHOL not drinking alcohol, or not allowing any alcohol to be sold:
Paula had been dry for a year before she started drinking again.
Kuwait’s a dry country.
10. VOICE showing no emotion when you speak:
‘Good evening gentlemen,’ he said, in a dry voice.
11. dry bread/toast bread etc eaten on its own without anything such as butter or jam spread on it
12. THIRSTY informal thirsty
13. not a dry eye in the house used to say that everyone was crying because something was very sad – often used humorously
—dryness noun [uncountable]
⇨ drip-dry, dry rot, ⇨ home and dry at home2(6), ⇨ leave somebody high and dry at high2(5), ⇨ dryly
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▪dry grass There had been no rain and the grass was very dry.
▪dry clothes I had no dry clothes to change into.
▪dry land (=not the sea) It was good to get off the ship onto dry land again.
▪dry ingredients (=the things in a recipe that are not liquid) Add the eggs and milk to the dry ingredients.
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▪keep dry We managed to keep dry inside an old farm building.
▪get dry (=become dry) Come inside and get dry.
▪shake/rub/wipe etc something dry He wiped his hands dry with a handkerchief.
▪towel something dry (=use a towel to dry something) Towel your hair dry before using a hairdryer.
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▪dry as a bone/bone dry (=completely dry) These plants need some water – they’re dry as a bone.
▪ dry having very little moisture, or no longer wet: How do plants survive in hot dry conditions? | My mouth feels dry. | The clothes should be dry. | The ground was bone dry (=completely dry).
▪parched completely dry – used about land, or about someone’s lips, throat, skin etc: The earth was so parched that there were huge cracks in it. | parched lips
▪arid extremely dry because of lack or rain and therefore difficult for growing crops: the arid landscape of the Danakil desert | an arid mountain region
dry2 S2 W3 verb (past tense and past participle dried, present participle drying, third person singular dries) [intransitive and transitive]
1. to make something dry, or to become dry:
Mrs Brown hung the washing on the line to dry.
He was drying his hair with a towel.
Mary dried her hands.
Leave the first coat of paint to dry before adding another.
She stood up and dried her eyes (=wiped away her tears).
dry yourself
He quickly dried himself on the thin towel.
2. (also dry up British English) to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed:
You wash and I’ll dry.
Shall I dry up these glasses?
⇨ cut and dried, dried
dry off phrasal verb
to become dry or to make something dry, especially on the surface:
We swam in the sea, then stretched out on the sand to dry off.
dry something ↔ off
He dried the camera off, hoping it would still work.
dry out phrasal verb
1. to become completely dry or to make something completely dry, especially after it has been very wet:
In summer, water the plants regularly and never let the soil dry out.
dry something ↔ out
The kitchen was flooded and it took ages to dry it out.
2. dry (somebody) out to stop drinking alcohol after you have become an alcoholic, or to make someone do this:
He’s been drying out at a private clinic.
The hospital dried Michael out and sent him home.
dry up phrasal verb
1. COME TO AN END if a supply of something dries up, it comes to an end and no more is available:
Foreign investment may dry up.
The work soon dried up.
2. RIVER/LAKE ETC if something such as a river dries up, the water in it disappears:
Across central and west Texas, waterholes and wells have dried up.
dry something ↔ up
Taking too much water for household use is drying up the river.
3. STOP TALKING if someone dries up, they stop talking:
‘It was -’ She dried up again.
Everyone became embarrassed and conversation dried up.
4. PLATES/DISHES ETC British English to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed
dry something ↔ up
I’ll just dry up these mugs and we can have a coffee.
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adjective (comparative drier, superlative driest) Language: Old English
Origin: dryge
1. NOT WET without water or liquid inside or on the surface Origin: dryge
OPP wet:
shake/rub/wipe etc something dry
2. WEATHER having very little rain or moisture
OPP wet ⇨ arid:
3. dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc without enough of the liquid or oil that is normally in your mouth, skin etc ⇨ parched:
4. run/go dry if a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rain:
5. HUMOUR someone with a dry sense of humour says funny and clever things while seeming to be serious:
6. BORING boring, very serious, and without humour:
7. dry cough a cough which does not produce any phlegm
8. dry wine/sherry etc wine etc that is not sweet:
9. WITHOUT ALCOHOL not drinking alcohol, or not allowing any alcohol to be sold:
10. VOICE showing no emotion when you speak:
11. dry bread/toast bread etc eaten on its own without anything such as butter or jam spread on it
12. THIRSTY informal thirsty
13. not a dry eye in the house used to say that everyone was crying because something was very sad – often used humorously
—dryness noun [uncountable]
⇨ drip-dry, dry rot, ⇨ home and dry at home2(6), ⇨ leave somebody high and dry at high2(5), ⇨ dryly
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verb (past tense and past participle dried, present participle drying, third person singular dries) [intransitive and transitive]1. to make something dry, or to become dry:
dry yourself
2. (also dry up British English) to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed:
⇨ cut and dried, dried
dry off phrasal verb
to become dry or to make something dry, especially on the surface:
dry something ↔ off
dry out phrasal verb
1. to become completely dry or to make something completely dry, especially after it has been very wet:
dry something ↔ out
2. dry (somebody) out to stop drinking alcohol after you have become an alcoholic, or to make someone do this:
dry up phrasal verb
1. COME TO AN END if a supply of something dries up, it comes to an end and no more is available:
2. RIVER/LAKE ETC if something such as a river dries up, the water in it disappears:
dry something ↔ up
3. STOP TALKING if someone dries up, they stop talking:
4. PLATES/DISHES ETC British English to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed
dry something ↔ up
especially
Becoming ill 生病
catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/( flu/pneumonia/a virus/BrE ( a bug染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病 get ( ill/BrE ( sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/NAmE ( flu/a migraineBrE 患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛 come down with a cold/the flu/( fluBrE 得了感冒／流感 contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病 be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染 develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状 have a heart attack/a stroke心脏病／中风发作 provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction引起／产生过敏反应 block/burst/rupture a blood vessel使血管阻塞／破裂 damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱
Being ill 病了
feel ( ill/sick/nauseous/queasyBrE 感到不适／想吐／恶心 be running ( a temperature/BrE ( a feverNAmE 发烧 have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/( a high temperature/BrE ( a feverNAmE 患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧 suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱 be laid up with/ ( BrE be in bed with a cold/the flu/( flu/a migraineBrE 因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息 nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover调治感冒／头痛／宿醉 battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒
Treatments 治疗
examine a patient给病人做检查 diagnose a condition/disease/disorder诊断疾病 be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症 prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素 treat sb for cancer/depression/shock治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克 have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗 have/be given an injection/( a flu jab/BrE ( a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-rayNAmE 打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光 cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人 prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害 be vaccinated against the flu/( flu/the measles/BrE ( measles/polio/smallpoxBrE 接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗 enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease增加对疾病的免疫力
