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dry

/ˈdraɪ/

US UK

adjective

drier; -est

[also more ~; most ~]

having no or very little water or liquid

a dry riverbed

Mix the dry ingredients first, then add the milk and eggs.

a cool, dry place

Wipe the surface dry. [=wipe the surface until it is dry]

The air is usually dry during the winter. [=there is very little moisture in the air]

the dry heat of the desert

We tried to stay/keep dry in the rain by standing under a tree.

The stream is usually (as) dry as a bone [=completely dry] this time of year.

The stream is bone dry.

no longer wet

Are the clothes dry yet?

The paint should be dry in a few hours.

having no rain or little rain

This has been an unusually dry summer. [=there has been little rain this summer]

a stretch of dry weather

a dry spell/season

a country with a very dry climate

This plant does well in dry conditions.

not having the usual or desired amount of moisture

My throat is dry.

My lips are dry.

dry, itchy skin

dry hair

The medication can cause dry mouth. [=a condition in which the inside of your mouth become very dry]

having the moisture removed by cooking or some other process

The chicken was dry and tasteless.

dry [=powdered] milk

not producing a wet substance

a dry cough [=a cough that does not produce any phlegm]

The baby stayed dry all night. [=the baby did not urinate all night]

His eyes were dry. [=there were no tears in his eyes]

If there is not a dry eye in the house/room (etc.), everyone in a place is emotional or is affected deeply by something.

When the hero proclaimed his love for the heroine at the end of the play, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

no longer producing water, oil, etc.

a dry well

a dry oil well

The well went/ran dry.

(chiefly US) They drilled for oil but the well came up dry. - often used figuratively

The author went through a dry [=unproductive] period and couldn't write anything.

The group stayed together despite several dry [=unsuccessful] years.

They went searching for clues but came up dry. [=came up empty]

served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.

a breakfast of dry toast and coffee

of wine, sherry, etc. :not sweet

a very dry red wine

dry sherry

not interesting, exciting, or emotional

The novel included several long, dry [=boring] passages.

His lectures were usually very dry.

funny or clever but expressed in a quiet or serious way

He has a very dry sense of humor.

a dry wit

not having or offering alcoholic beverages

a dry party

not allowing alcoholic beverages

The college campus has been dry for 10 years.

a dry state/county [=a state/county where alcoholic beverages cannot be sold]

not drinking alcoholic beverages

He's been dry [=sober] for several years now.

high and dry

xem high

home and dry

xem home

keep your powder dry

xem powder

milk/bleed/suck (someone or something) dry

informal :to take or use up everything from (someone or something)

He married her for her money and then bled her dry.

She milked the system dry.

verb

dries; dried; drying

[+ obj] :to remove water or moisture from (something or someone) :to make (something or someone) dry

I'll wash the dishes if you dry them.

Make sure you dry your hands.

He dried himself with the towel.

Stop crying and dry your eyes.

[no obj] :to make plates, dishes, pots, etc., dry by rubbing them with a towel

I'll wash and you dry, okay?

[no obj] :to become dry

Your shirt is drying on the clothesline.

The paint dried overnight. - see also air-dry, drip-dry, freeze-dry

dry off

[phrasal verb]

to become dry

My umbrella's drying off in the hall.

to make your body dry

We got out of the pool and dried off.

dry off (someone or something) or dry (someone or something) off :to make (someone or something) dry

He dried off the bench and sat down.

Dry yourself off and get dressed.

dry out

[phrasal verb]

to become dry

Water the plant every week; don't allow the soil to dry out completely.

dry out (something) or dry (something) out :to make (something) dry

The wind dries out my eyes.

Baking at a high temperature will dry the meat out.

We dried out our shoes near the fire.

informal :to stop using drugs or alcohol for a period of time especially by going to a special kind of hospital

After years of alcoholism, he went to a clinic to dry out.

dry up

[phrasal verb]

to become completely dry

The river/well is drying up.

The stream dries up every summer.

dry up (something) or dry (something) up :to make (something) dry

The sun had dried up the roads an hour after it stopped raining.

informal :to go away or disappear completely

Interest in the project dried up when he withdrew his support.

After several months, new leads in the murder investigation dried up.

dry up (something) or dry (something) up :to cause the supply of (something) to go away or disappear

Closing the factory dried up local job opportunities.

informal + impolite - used as a command to tell someone to stop talking

Oh, dry up! [=shut up] I'm sick of hearing what you have to say.

He told her to dry up.

hang (someone or something) out to dry

see hang out at 1hang

* Các từ tương tự:
dry cell, dry cleaner, dry cleaning, dry dock, dry goods, dry heaves, dry ice, dry land, dry rot