adj (1) 干的 (not (or no longer) wet， damp， or sticky;free from liquid or moisture)：Is the towel/the washing/the laundry/the ground/the wood/the grass/the paint～yet? 毛巾/洗的衣服/洗的衣服/地面/木头/草/油漆干了吗? change into～clothes 换上干衣服;rub oneself～with a tower 用毛巾擦干身子;～air/wind 干燥的空气/风;～food 风干食品;～fish/fruit 鱼干/水果干;～leaves/branches 干树叶/树枝;～goods/ice/land/measure 干货(谷物、水果等)/干冰/陆地/干量法; keep～保持干燥;〖反〗 wet，damp，moist，sticky;

(2) 干涸 (having (almost) all the water drained away)：The well has run/gone～. 井干涸了。a～lake/river/riverbed 干涸的湖/河/河床;〖同〗drained;

(3) 没奶的 (no longer giving milk)：The crows are～. 这些牛不产奶了。

(4) 没泪(血)的，发干 (without tears or other liquid substances from the body)：～eyes/sobs 眼中无泪/呜咽;a～wound/cough 不流血的伤口/干咳;My throat feels/is painfully～.我的嗓子干得发痛。

(5)干旱的 (with little or no rainfall)：～weather/heat 干旱天气/干热;a～season/summer/country干旱的季节/夏天/国家;a～spell 旱期;South Australia's～climate 澳洲南部的干旱气候;〖同〗rainless;〖反〗wet;

(6)(令人)口渴的 ((making one) thirsty)(infml)：be (feel)～in hot weather/after a long walk 在热天/走长路后口渴(觉得渴);～work in the sun 令人口渴的日下劳作;〖同〗thirty;

(7) 无黄油的，不新鲜的 ((of bread， etc) without butter or not fresh) [作attrib]：～bread/toast/cake/pudding 无黄油的面包/烤面包片/不新鲜的蛋糕/不新鲜的布丁;

(8) (酒)无甜(水果)味的 ((of alcoholic drinks， esp wine) not sweet or fruity)：a～white wine/sherry 干白葡萄酒/雪利酒;The wine is too～for my taste. 这葡萄酒太酸，不合我的口味。

(9) 禁酒的((of a country or region) not allow-ing to buy or sell alcoholic drink)：a～country/state 禁酒的国家/州;Some parts of Wales/the US are dry. 威尔士/美国有些地方禁酒。

(10)干巴巴的 (plain and simple; without extra details)：He gave me only the～facts and nothing else. 他只是告诉了我事实本身，别的什么也没说。He offered no apology， just a～explanation for the delay.他没有道歉，只是简单地解释了一下耽搁的原因。〖同〗plain， bold;

(11) 枯燥无味的 (dull， uninteresting and boring)：a～book/lecture/report/story/subject/lecturer 枯燥无味的书/讲演/报告/故事/科目/讲演者;The book is as～as dust. 这本书读起来味同嚼蜡。He gives the～iest speeches I've ever listened to .他的演说是我所听过的最枯燥无味的。〖同〗uninteresting， dull， boring;〖反〗interesting， fascinating， lively， entertaining;

(12)绷着的，装作严肃的 (amusing without appearing so; pretending to be serious)：He has a～wit/sense of humour. 他有一种装得一本正经的风趣/幽默感。His sense of humour is very～. 他的幽默感带有一种含蓄的感染力。〖同〗humorous;〖反〗dull;

(13) 冷淡的，无感情的 (unemotional;cold in manner)： a～greeting/answer/manner/tone of voice 冷淡的问候/回答/态度/语调;～politeness 态度冷淡的礼貌;a～style of painting 冷峻的画风;〖同〗unemotional， cold;〖反〗emotional， warm;

→′dryly， ′drily adv. 冷淡地;′dryness n 冷淡;͵dry-′dock n 干船坞;′dry-shod adj 不湿脚(鞋)的;͵dry-′clean vt 干洗;͵dry-′cleaner n 干洗房;͵dry-′cleaning n 干洗;

v (1) (使)干 ((cause to) become dry) [I， I+adv， T+n， T+n+adv]：Put the clothes in the sun/in front of the fire to～(off). 把衣服挂在太阳下晒/炉火前烤干。The clothes/roads～ied (out) quickly in the sun(-shine). 衣服/道路在太阳(光)下很快就干了。His socks～ied off. 他的袜子完全干了。The sun～ied the clothes quickly. 太阳很快把衣服晒干了。～dishes/oneself/one's forehead/one's hair/one's eyes/one's tears on a tower 用毛巾擦干盘子/身子/前额/头发/眼睛/眼泪;

(2) 去水保存 (preserve (food) by removing liquid) [T+n]：～ied milk/eggs/fruit/peas/apricots/beef奶粉/蛋粉/干果/干豌豆/杏干/牛肉干;

dry up (v adv) 1) (河，井)干涸 (vi)：The river/lake/well/stream～ied up in the heat. 河/湖/井/溪在炎热天气下干涸了。2) 使……干 (vt)：The sun～ied up the puddles in the road. 太阳晒干了路上的水坑。3) (来源、供应等)没有了 (fig) (vi)：My thoughts/imagination has～ied up. 我的脑子用尽了/想象力枯竭了。4) 闭嘴，停止说话 (vi) (infml)：D～up and listen to others. 别说话了，听别人讲吧。5) (因忘了话)说不下去了 (vi)：～up in the middle of the scene 演到半场忘了台词;

→′dryer， ′drier n 烘干机;催干剂;

【辨异】dry与evaporate都可表示“使失去水份”。dry指试去表面的水份，或指采取自然的方法(风吹、受热)除去水份，如：dry dishes/clothes (擦干碟子/晾干衣服);evaporate ((使)蒸发)指通过加热、强行通风等办法除去水份，因而使浓缩后抽缩，如：evaporate milk/sliced fruit (使牛奶/水果片蒸发干); 还有dehydrate (使脱水)指把水份完全除去，如：dehydrate meat to make it easier to preserve (把肉制成肉干以便保存)。