比dry更地道的10種表達方式

There are a few different definitions for dry and each of these definitions has synonyms that we will explore.

對于單詞dry的定義有很多，每一個定義都有我們要探索的同義詞。

Dry can mean something lacks water, liquid, or moisture. Dry

意為缺少水分，液體或者濕度不夠。

It hasn’t rained in weeks, the ground is completely dry.

幾周都沒下雨了，地面完全干燥了。

Her clothes were no longer dry after the rain.

雨后她的衣服都濕了。

The past tense of dry is dried.

Dry的過去式是dried。

I dried my clothes last night, so that I could wear them today.

我昨晚把衣服烘干了，我今天就可以穿了。

Dry can also cause someone to be thirsty.

干燥也會使人感到口渴。

I’m feeling really dry from being out in the sun all day.

我一整天都在外面曬太陽，我感到很干。

Here are some words that you can substitute for this form of dry.

這里將列出一些詞來代替dry。

1.Parch

烘干

Parch can mean that something is dried out because of heat.

Parch意為由于高溫而變得干燥。

The earth in the desert is parched.

沙漠里的土地都被烤干了。

Parch can also mean very thirsty. This is usually due to lack of water.

Parch也意為非?？诳?。通常是因為缺水而口渴。

I haven’t had water since this morning and I’m parched.

從早晨到現在我還沒有喝水，我非常口渴。

Parch also refers to something being lightly roasted.

Parch也指被輕微烤過的東西。

Yesterday I tried parched corn for the first time, which is made by dry roasting corn.

我昨天第一次嘗試吃用干玉米做的烤玉米。

2.Wither

枯萎

Wither or the past tense withered, can also be substituted for dry at times. It means to shrivel, fade or decay. Often used in reference to plants lacking water and dying because of it.

有時候，wither或者它的過去式withered也可以代替dry。它的意思是枯萎，凋謝或者腐爛。通常指因此而缺水或者死亡的植物。

It had been a hot week and the plants were dead and withered.

這是炎熱的一周，植物都要枯死了。

After years of declining revenue the business finally withered.

多年以來，收入一直下降，這生意最后倒閉了。

Even after therapy our marriage withered.

即使是在努力協(xié)調之后，我們的婚姻還是破裂了。

3.Shrivel

枯萎，皺縮

Shrivel is another synonym for dry. It means to wrinkle due to lack of water.

Shrivel是dry的另一種表達方式。它意為由于缺水而導致皺縮。

The grapes were left out in the sun, and they looked shriveled.

葡萄被放在陽光下，他們看起來都枯萎了。

4.Wilt

枯萎

Wilt or the past tense Wilted is another synonym for dry that applies to plants. In this case the plant would be limp and droopy because of the lack of water.

Wilt或者它的過去式wilted是dry的另一種表達方式，通常用來指植物。在缺水的情況下，植物會變得松軟和下垂。

I forgot to water my tomato plant and the leaves started to wilt.

我忘記給西紅柿澆水了，它的葉子都枯萎了。

Wilt can also mean to lose energy.

Wilt還可以意為失去能量。

Despite all of his training, he wilted at the end of the match.

盡管他進行了很多訓練，最后他還是筋疲力盡了。

5.Wizen

枯萎，凋謝

Wizen means to shrivel or wrinkle with age.

Wizen的意思是隨著年齡的增長而枯萎起皺。

The old woman had wizened over time.

隨著時間的流失，這個老婦人身上布滿了皺紋。

6.Brittle

脆弱的

Brittle means that something is hard, but could break easily because it’s dry.

Brittle意為某物很硬，但是由于它很干所以很容易被損壞。

As people get older their bones become brittle.

隨著年齡的增長，人們的骨頭變得很脆。

7.Empty

空的，干的

Empty means having or containing nothing.

Empty意為什么都沒有。

My coffee cup is empty.

我的咖啡杯是空的。

After walking on the beach I emptied my shoe.

我在沙灘上走過之后，我把鞋子倒空了。

8.Vacant

空的

Vacant means that nothing is there. There is no furniture, inhabitants, or decorations.

Vacant意為什么都沒有。沒有家具，沒有人住，也沒有裝飾。

The desert looked vast and vacant.

沙漠看起來大而空曠。

The apartment was vacant.

公寓是空的。

Dry can also refer to little or no rainfall.

Dry也可以意為少雨或者無雨。

The desert is a dry place and that makes it a tough place to inhabit.

沙漠是一個很干燥的地方，這一點就使它成為人們居住的地方。

9.Arid

干的，不毛的

Arid refers to a climate (place) that has little to no rain, to the point that it is difficult or impossible to grow crops. Arid climates receive 10 inches or less of rain each year.

Arid意為一種很干旱的氣候，以至于很難或者不可能種植莊稼。干旱的氣候每年有10英寸甚至是更少的降雨。

Much of Northern Africa has an arid climate.

北非大部分地區(qū)氣候干旱。

Arid can also mean lacking interest or excitement.

Arid也可以指沒有興趣或者缺少激情。

The years he spent in his small town were arid, and he couldn’t wait to move to the big city.

他在小鎮(zhèn)度過的歲月是無趣的，他迫不及待地搬到大城市去。

10.Bake

烤，烘

Bake refers to food that is cooked by dry heat, usually in an oven.

Bake是指用干熱的溫度做食物，通常是在烤箱中。

We had baked chicken for dinner.

我們晚飯吃了烤雞。