英语词汇“dried-up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dried-up

1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

If you describe someone as dried-up, you are saying rudely that they are old and dull, and not worth paying attention to. [informal, disapproval]

...her fears of becoming a dried-up old prune.

2. See also dry up

Collocations:

dried-up riverbed

Shortly before sunset, as they approached a dried-up riverbed, they were ambushed.

Times, Sunday Times

We were dehydrated, aching, tired, and stumbled along the last half-mile or so along the dried-up riverbed.

The Sun

As the novel progresses, the poet's image of the hunter striding up the 'desolate, dried-up riverbed' acquires an almost unbearable weight as the different perspectives on the story cohere.

The Times Literary Supplement

This has led to a substantially dried-up riverbed.

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单词	dried-up
释义	dried-up 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone as dried-up, you are saying rudely that they are old and dull, and not worth paying attention to. [informal, disapproval] ...her fears of becoming a dried-up old prune. 2. See also dry up Collocations: dried-up riverbed Shortly before sunset, as they approached a dried-up riverbed, they were ambushed. Times, Sunday Times We were dehydrated, aching, tired, and stumbled along the last half-mile or so along the dried-up riverbed. The Sun As the novel progresses, the poet's image of the hunter striding up the 'desolate, dried-up riverbed' acquires an almost unbearable weight as the different perspectives on the story cohere. The Times Literary Supplement This has led to a substantially dried-up riverbed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
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