dry

Tính từ

khô, ráo, cạn

a spell of dry cold

đợt rét khô

dry eyes

mắt ráo hoảnh

a dry well

giếng khô cạn

feel dry

khát khô cổ

a dry climate

khí hậu khô ráo

a dry shampoo

thuốc gội đầu khô (dưới dạng bột)

cấm rượu (vùng, nước)

some parts of Wales are dry on Sundays

một số vùng ở xứ Wales cấm rượu vào ngày chủ nhật

không có bơ (bánh)

nguyên chất, không pha (rượu)

a dry sherry

rượu vang xê-rét nguyên chất (không pha gì khác)

khô khan

they offered no apology, just a dry explanation for the delay

họ chẳng xin lỗi gì cả mà chỉ đưa ra một sự giải thích khô khan về sự chậm trễ

phớt lạnh, tỉnh khô

a dry jest

lời nói đùa tỉnh khô

tẻ nhạt, vô vị (cuốn sách…)

boil dry

xem boil

high and dry

xem high

home and dry

xem home

dry as a bone

khô không khốc

[as] dry as dust

rất chán

keep one's powder dry

xem powder

milk (suck) somebody (something) dry

moi sạch, bòn kiệt

not a dry eye in the house

(đùa)

không ai trong đám cử tọa mà không cảm động và khóc

Động từ

(dried)

làm khô, phơi khô, sấy khô, lau khô; làm khô cạn

dry one's tears

lau khô nước mắt

dry your hand on this towel

lau khô tay bằng chiếc khăn này

quên vở (nói về diễn viên)

dry somebody out

(khẩu ngữ)

chữa cho ai khỏi nghiện rượu

dry something out

làm cho (cái gì ướt sũng) khô hẳn

your clothes will take ages to dry out

quần áo của anh còn lâu mới khô;

dry up

khô cạn(sông ngòi..)

(nghĩa bóng) cạn đi, hết đi

if foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate

nếu ngoại viện hết đi thì tình thế sẽ tuyệt vọng

(khẩu ngữ) ngừng nói

dry up and listen to me

ngừng nói mà nghe tôi đây

không tiếp tục nói được nữa (do quên)

dry something up

lau khô (bát đĩa sau khi rửa…)

* Các từ tương tự:
dry battery, dry cell, dry dock, dry etching, dry eye, dry farming, dry goods, dry ice, dry land
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
adjective

With no rain for a month, the dry earth yielded no crops

dehydrated

desiccated

arid

sear

parched

waterless

moistureless

barren

bare

fruitless

The minister's speech was as dry as could be, a litany of dry statistics

dreary

boring

tedious

tiresome

wearisome

wearying

tiring

dull

uninteresting

monotonous

prosaic

commonplace

stale

uninspired

plain

unadorned

unembellished

Oscar Wilde was known for his dry witticisms

witty

droll

wry

cynical

biting

sarcastic

cutting

keen

sly

ironic

verb

As the rainfall subsided, the land dried and changed into a desert

dehydrate

desiccate

parch

The plants dried because they weren't watered

dry up or out

wither

shrivel

shrink

wilt

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