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现在分词：drying
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After 220 years of European settlement, the world's second-dryest continent (after Antarctica) is running out of surface water.
欧洲人登上这片土地220年之后，世界第二干旱的大陆（排在南极洲后面）正在耗尽它的地表水。
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|adjective|
1.(of a cow or other domestic animal) no longer producing milk.
‘the rye has been strip-grazed by _dry_ cows’
‘the cows went _dry_ in the wintertime’
2.(of a joke or sense of humour) subtle and expressed in a matter-of-fact way.
‘he delighted his friends with a _dry_ , covert sense of humour’
‘Kev's _dry_ wit and quiet sense of humour was much appreciated.’
3.(of a person) no longer addicted to or drinking alcohol.
‘I heard much talk about how sobriety was more than staying straight or _dry_ ’
‘This is the kind of subtle, nasty attack used by alcoholics and _dry_ drunks.’
4.(of a river, lake, or stream) empty of water as a result of lack of rainfall.
‘the river is always _dry_ at this time of year’
‘The withered trees and _dry_ streams portray the grim situation.’
5.(of a source) not yielding a supply of water or oil.
‘a _dry_ well’
‘Since then, one of the wells used to supply the community with water has gone _dry_ .’
6.(of an alcoholic drink) not sweet.
‘a _dry_ , medium-bodied red wine’
‘In the white category, Peel has done very well with Sancerre, Austrian wines like _dry_ riesling and white Burgundy.’
7.(of bread or toast) without butter or other spreads.
‘only _dry_ bread and water’
‘Eat _dry_ foods, such as crackers or _dry_ toast, before moving in the morning.’
8.(of information, writing, etc.) dully factual.
‘the _dry_ facts of the matter’
‘And the most remarkable thing of all is that she makes this normally _dry_ subject very funny in her highly effective popular book.’
9.(of paint, ink, etc.) having lost all wetness or moisture over a period of time.
‘wait until the paint is _dry_ ’
‘We were a mess, both covered with _dry_ paint, and rehearsals for one of my most important scenes had already begun!’
10.For use without liquid.
‘the conversion of _dry_ latrines into the flushing type’
‘Recommendations resulting from the meeting included the use of _dry_ sanitation facilities in informal settlements.’
11.Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.
‘the jacket kept me warm and _dry_ ’
‘he wiped the table _dry_ with his shirt’
12.Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink.
‘the country is strictly _dry_ , in accordance with Islamic law’
‘Do _dry_ campuses stem student drinking - or aggravate the problem?’
13.Relating to political ‘dries’; rigidly monetarist.
‘Greg Urwin, how appropriate are these models of free trade and _dry_ economic policies to island states in the South Pacific?’
14.Thirsty or thirst-making.
‘working in the hot sun is making me _dry_ ’
‘Ice cream sells better in winter in pedestrian malls and large department stores, whose air-conditioning systems often make shoppers feel hot and _dry_ .’
15.Unemotional, undemonstrative, or impassive.
‘it transformed him from a _dry_ administrator into the people's hero’
‘Given the vantage point of 35 years, LeWitt's art scarcely seems emotionally _dry_ .’
16.With little or no rainfall or humidity.
‘the West Coast has had two _dry_ winters in a row’
‘In the winter, the winds reverse and blow in a seaward direction, which is the reason why Indian winters are so _dry_ .’
17.Without grease or other moisturizer or lubricator.
‘cream conditioners for _dry_ hair’
‘A regular deep conditioning treatment can also help rehydrate _dry_ hair.’
|noun|
1.A Conservative politician (especially in the 1980s) in favour of strict monetarist policies.
‘Hewson is an economic _dry_ with progressive views on foreign policy, the environment and human rights.’
‘Any self-respecting Country Party MP would have taken to the economic _dries_ of the Liberal Party with an axe years ago.’
2.A dry or covered place.
3.A person in favour of the prohibition of alcohol.
‘evangelical _dries_ had seen to it that the nearest bottle of whiskey was miles away’
‘‘So far, then, as the liquor issue may figure in the campaign,’ the Century editorialized, ‘the _drys_ can have nothing but opposition to the Democratic campaign’.’
4.A tract of waterless country.
‘the forty-mile _dry_ ’
‘From the waterhole an old camel pad led out over the ‘eighty miles _dry_ ’.’
5.The dry season.
‘the grass was yellowing and the _dry_ had started’
‘Cattle were simply moved from one water place to the next: away from the river in the wet season, closer to it in the _dry_ .’
6.The process or an instance of drying.
‘The head seamstress decided she was clean enough, and hauled her out of the bath, and gave her a cruelly brisk _dry_ all over, hoping to teach her a lesson.’
‘Soft towelling that gives you a good, clean _dry_ every time.’
|verb|
1.Become dry.
‘waiting for the paint to _dry_ ’
‘do not let the soil _dry_ out’
2.Cause to become dry.
‘they had washed and _dried_ their hair’
‘After I worked out, I showered and _dried_ my hair and fixed my face, and generally returned myself to a reasonably presentable state.’
3.Forget one’s lines.
‘a colleague of mine once _dried_ in the middle of a scene’
‘Sox is an actor who _dries_ at an audition because he cannot relate to the character of a township gangster.’
4.Preserve by allowing or encouraging evaporation of moisture from.
‘ _dried_ flowers’
‘Because I am currently burning the candle at both ends, got home and made my bread, left it to rise, and made my Moroccan _dried_ fruit salad.’
5.Wipe dishes dry with a cloth after they have been washed.
‘‘I'll wash, Sara, you _dry_ ’’
‘Finished painting the conservatory, had something to eat, washed up, _dried_ up, and ironed a top for tomorrow.’
6.Wipe tears from (the eyes)
‘she _dried_ her eyes and blew her nose’
‘As they say in the army, _dry_ your eyes and harden up.’
独上高台望四海 手揽云月傍天飞， 落叶重重已十月 归鸟凄凄啼心扉。
