Dry up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈdɹaɪ/ /ˈəp

DRY-uhp

UK

dɹˈaɪ/ /ˈʌp

dry-UP

التعريف

To lose all moisture and become completely dry; also, to stop or be used up, like resources or supplies.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often used for liquids and smaller water sources (puddles, lakes). Also common for talking about resources 'drying up,' meaning running out. Can be used to tell someone to stop talking ('Oh, dry up!'), but this is informal and sometimes rude.

• Spanish: secarse - agotarse (recursos)
• Portuguese (BR): secar - acabar (recursos)
• Portuguese (PT): secar - esgotar-se (recursos)
• Chinese (Simplified): 干涸 - 枯竭 (资源)
• Chinese (Traditional): 乾涸 - 枯竭 (資源)
• Hindi: सूख जाना - समाप्त होना (संसाधन)
• Arabic: يجف - ينفد (الموارد)
• Bengali: শুকিয়ে যাওয়া - ফুরিয়ে যাওয়া
• Russian: высыхать - иссякать
• Japanese: 干上がる - 尽きる
• Vietnamese: khô cạn - cạn kiệt
• Korean: 말라버리다 - 고갈되다
• Turkish: kuruyup bitmek - tükenmek
• Urdu: سوکھ جانا - ختم ہونا
• Indonesian: mengering - habis

جمل نموذجية

The river will dry up if it doesn't rain soon.

basic

My lips always dry up in the winter.

basic

The company’s funds started to dry up last year.

basic

Our conversation just seemed to dry up after dinner.

natural

The pond totally dried up during the hot summer.

natural

When the money dried up, I had to look for another job.

natural