dry
gb/dɹˈaɪ/ us/dɹˈaɪ/
A1
英语
~ 2700
义项
0 个义项
adjective
A1
property
1
Without water or moisture
Not having water or liquid; not wet.
用法模式：
[something] is dry
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'dry' with 'drought', but 'dry' describes the state of something, while 'drought' is a long period without rain.
近义词
arid (Often used for climates or landscapes; more formal.)
反义词
wet (Containing moisture or covered in liquid.)
搭配
dry clothes
|dry skin
|dry weather
|dry ground
主题
daily life
|weather
|nature
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
例句
- The ground was completely dry after weeks without rain.
- Make sure your hands are dry before touching the switch.
- Her lips felt dry from the cold wind.
- This towel is still not dry yet.
学习者例句
- My hair is dry now.
- The road is dry today.
- This shirt is dry.
- The air is dry.
动词
A1
action
2
Remove water from something
To take water or liquid away from something.
用法模式：
to dry [something]
常见错误：
Some learners mistakenly use 'make dry' instead of simply 'dry' as the verb.
近义词
dehydrate (More technical; often used for food or medical contexts.)
反义词
soak (To make completely wet by immersing in liquid.)
搭配
dry clothes
|dry dishes
|dry hair
主题
daily life
|household
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- I need to dry my hands before cooking.
- She hung the laundry outside to dry.
- Dry the dishes with a clean cloth.
- We used a hairdryer to dry her hair quickly.
学习者例句
- I dry my hair every morning.
- Please dry the plates after washing them.
- Dry your hands before eating.
- He dries his shoes in the sun.
adjective
A2
property
3
Without rain or snow
When the weather has no rain or snow.
用法模式：
[day/weather/season] is dry
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'dry' weather with 'hot' weather, but it can be cold and still be dry.
近义词
rainless (Focuses only on absence of rain, not humidity.)
反义词
rainy (Having frequent rainfall.)
搭配
dry climate
|dry season
|dry spell
主题
weather
|nature
例句
- It's been a very dry summer this year.
- Tomorrow will be sunny and dry across most of the country.
- Dry weather is expected for the festival weekend.
学习者例句
- Today is dry and sunny.
- The summer here is very dry.
- We have a dry season in winter.
adjective
B1
property
4
Without warmth or emotion in tone
Speaking or acting without showing feelings or friendliness.
用法模式：
[someone's manner/tone] is dry
近义词
curt (Short and possibly rude; stronger negative connotation than 'dry'.)
反义词
warm (Friendly and showing affection.)
搭配
dry tone
|dry reply
|dry manner
主题
communication
|emotions
例句
- He gave a dry response to her long story.
- Her dry manner made it hard to know if she liked the idea.
- The teacher's dry delivery made the lecture dull.
学习者例句
- His voice was dry when he spoke.
- She gave me a dry answer.
- The man has a dry way of speaking.
adjective
A2
property
5
Wine with little sugar content
Wine or alcohol that is not sweet.
用法模式：
[drink] is dry
近义词
unsweetened (General term for foods without added sugar; not specific to wine.)
反义词
sweet (Containing noticeable sugar; opposite taste profile.)
搭配
dry wine
|dry champagne
主题
food and drink
|food_drink
例句
- I prefer dry wines to sweet ones.
- This champagne is quite dry and crisp.
- They served a dry red wine with dinner.
学习者例句
- The wine is dry.
- I like dry drinks.
- He orders dry wine.
语法
词典原形
dry
IPA
GB/dɹˈaɪ/
US/dɹˈaɪ/
音节与重音
dry （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (dry)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: dry
- Comparative: drier
- Superlative: driest
Verb
- Base: dry
- 3rd Person Singular: dries
- Present Participle: drying
- Past: dried
词族
相关表达
bone dry
1/bˈoʊn dɹˈaɪ/
fixed phrase
Completely without moisture
Very, very dry; having no water at all.
例句
- After three days in the sun, the soil was bone dry.
- His lips were bone dry from dehydration.
dry run
1/dɹˈaɪ ɹˈʌn/
fixed phrase
Practice event without real outcome
A test or practice before the real event happens.
例句
- We did a dry run of the presentation before the meeting.
- The crew had a dry run to prepare for the live show.
dry up
1/dɹˈaɪ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Lose all moisture and become dry
To lose all water or liquid and become completely dry.
例句
- The river began to dry up after months without rain.
- Water the plants regularly so they don't dry up.
high and dry
1/hˈaɪ ˈænd dɹˈaɪ/
idiom
informal
Left helpless or stranded
To be left alone without help in a bad situation.
例句
- When the bus left early, it left us high and dry in the middle of nowhere.
- She quit the project, leaving her team high and dry.
run dry
1/ɹˈʌn dɹˈaɪ/
idiom
Liquid supply completely used up
When there is no more liquid left in something.
例句
- The well has run dry after the drought.
- Our fuel tank ran dry just outside the city.