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1. phrasal verb

If something dries out or is dried out, it loses all the moisture that was in it and becomes hard.

If the soil is allowed to dry out the tree could die. [VERB PARTICLE]

The cold winds dry out your skin very quickly. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

2. phrasal verb

If someone dries out or is dried out, they are cured of addiction to alcohol.

[informal]

He checked into Cedars Sinai Hospital to dry out. [VERB PARTICLE]

I approved the doctor's order to keep him in the room till he was dried out. [VERB-ed PARTICLE]

[Also be V-ed P]

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dry out in British English

verb (adverb)

to make or become dry

to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction

dry out in American English

to make or become thoroughly dry

2. Slang

to withdraw from addiction to alcohol or a narcotic

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Examples of 'dry out' in a sentence
dry out

Until they got to England, it looked like he was going to have to dry out, a truly nauseating prospect.We'll never get through all that before it starts to dry out.It was no longer enough for someone to dry out, they had to be seen to have dried out.

Chinese translation of 'dry out'

dry out

vi

干(乾)透 (gāntòu)

See dry

Nearby words of
dry out

drunken
dry
dry off
dry out
dry up
dry-clean
dry-cleaner

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dry out

don't allow the soil to dry out
dry up
dry off

(phrasal verb) in the sense of become sober

Definition

to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction

He checked into hospital to dry out.

Synonyms

become sober

give up drinking

give up alcohol

go on the wagon

become teetotal

overcome alcoholism

See dry

Nearby words of
dry out

drunken
drunkenness
dry
dry out
dry out or up
dryness
dual

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释义	Trends of dry out View usage for: dry out 1. phrasal verb If something dries out or is dried out, it loses all the moisture that was in it and becomes hard. If the soil is allowed to dry out the tree could die. [VERB PARTICLE] The cold winds dry out your skin very quickly. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If someone dries out or is dried out, they are cured of addiction to alcohol. [informal] He checked into Cedars Sinai Hospital to dry out. [VERB PARTICLE] I approved the doctor's order to keep him in the room till he was dried out. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] [Also be V-ed P] See full dictionary entry for dry dry out in British English verb (adverb) 1. to make or become dry 2. to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction dry out in American English 1. to make or become thoroughly dry 2. Slang to withdraw from addiction to alcohol or a narcotic See full dictionary entry for dry Examples of 'dry out' in a sentence dry out Until they got to England, it looked like he was going to have to dry out, a truly nauseating prospect. Terman, Douglas CORMORANT We'll never get through all that before it starts to dry out. Jane Asher LOSING IT (2002) It was no longer enough for someone to dry out, they had to be seen to have dried out. Tony Parsons MAN AND WIFE (2002) Chinese translation of 'dry out' dry out vi 干(乾)透 (gāntòu) See dry Nearby words of dry out drunken dry dry off dry out dry up dry-clean dry-cleaner Related terms of dry out don't allow the soil to dry out dry up dry off (phrasal verb) in the sense of become sober Definition to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction He checked into hospital to dry out. Synonyms become sober give up drinking give up alcohol go on the wagon become teetotal overcome alcoholism See dry Nearby words of dry out drunken drunkenness dry dry out dry out or up dryness dual Related terms of dry out dry out or up Synonyms of 'dry out' dry out Explore 'dry out' in the dictionary
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dry out

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