| 释义 |
dri·er
I.
also dry·er \ˈdrī(ə)r, -īə\
comparative of dry
II. noun
also dryer \“\
(-s)
Etymology: dry, v. + -er, n. suffix
1.
a. : something that extracts or absorbs moisture
b. or dri·er·man \-mən\ : a worker who attends to the drying of material or a product in process of manufacture
c. : a piece of blotting paper used in drying herbarium specimens
2. : a liquid or solid substance (as a metallic soap) that accelerates the drying of drying oils and of paints, varnishes, and printing inks containing such oils
3. usually dryer : a device for drying especially by heat, forced ventilation, centrifugal action, or a vacuum or freezing process: as
a. : a furnace or revolving kiln for drying raw material (as ore, stone, sand)
b. : a rack on which laundry is hung to dry or a machine in which laundry is dried by a current of heated air
c. : a blower for drying hair
d. : any of the heated drums on which paper is dried in a papermaking machine |