| 释义 |
dry-up|ˈdraɪʌp|
The action of drying up (see dry v. 5).
1873J. H. Beadle Undevel. West 711 The plowman returns to his work without waiting for a ‘dry-up’. 1891Farmer Slang II. 334/2 Dry-up (theatrical), a failure. 1939A. Thirkell Before Lunch v. 136 The two elder ladies rapidly finished the wash-up and the dry-up. 1940N. Coward Australia Visited iv. 22 It is well over a year now since I have written anything... This..dry-up of talent is extremely painful. |