| 单词 | dry run |
| 释义 | dry runSEE SYNONYMS FOR dry run ON THESAURUS.COM nouna rehearsal or practice exercise. Military. practice in firing arms without using live ammunition. Origin of dry runAn Americanism dating back to 1940–45 OTHER WORDS FROM dry rundry-run, adjectiveWords nearby dry rundry rale, dry riser, dry-roasted, dry rot, dry rot fungus, dry run, dry-salt, drysalter, Drysdale, dry-shod, dry sink Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dry run
British Dictionary definitions for dry rundry run nounmilitary practice in weapon firing, a drill, or a manoeuvre without using live ammunition informal a trial or practice, esp in simulated conditions; rehearsal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with dry rundry run A trial exercise or rehearsal, as in Regard this as a dry run for tonight's ceremony. This term, using dry in the sense of “unproductive,” was at first employed mainly in the military for simulated bombings in which no bombs were dropped. [c. 1940] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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