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dry off
Translationsdry (drai) adjective1. having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc. The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children. 乾的，乾燥的 干燥的2. uninteresting and not lively. a very dry book. 枯燥乏味的 枯燥乏味的3. (of humour or manner) quiet, restrained. a dry wit. 一本正經的 正经的4. (of wine) not sweet. (酒等)不甜的 （酒等）不甜的 verb – past tense, past participle dried – to (cause to) become dry. I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun. 使乾燥 使干燥dried adjective (of food) having had moisture removed for the purpose of preservation. dried flowers; dried fruit. 乾燥過的(花朵、食品) 弄干了的ˈdrier, ˈdryer noun a machine etc that dries. a spin-drier; a hair-dryer. 烘乾機，吹風機 干燥器，吹风机 ˈdrily, ˈdryly adverb in a quiet, restrained (and humorous) manner. He commented drily on the untidiness of the room. 一本正經地 枯躁无味地ˈdryness noun 乾 干ˌdry-ˈclean verb to clean (clothes etc) with chemicals, not with water. 乾洗 干洗dry land the land as opposed to the sea etc. 陸地 陆地dry off to make or become completely dry. She climbed out of the swimming-pool and dried off in the sun. 使完全變乾 使完全变干dry up1. to lose water; to cease running etc completely. All the rivers dried up in the heat. 使乾涸，乾涸 使干涸2. to become used up. Supplies of bandages have dried up. 用盡 用完3. to make dry. The sun dried up the puddles in the road. 使乾掉 使变干4. (of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say. He dried up in the middle of his speech. 突然語塞 讲不出话来dry off
dry offTo remove wetness from oneself, someone, or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dry" and "off." Here's a towel so you can dry yourself off when you get out of the pool. Can you answer the phone while I dry off my hands?See also: dry, offdry someone or something offto remove the moisture from someone or something. Please dry your feet off before coming in. Dry off your feet before you come in here!See also: dry, offEncyclopediaSeedryLegalSeeDry |