"dry up" in Chinese (Simplified)
干涸枯竭 (资源)
Definition
失去所有水分，变得完全干燥；也用于表示资源或供应被用光、耗尽。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于口语表达，经常用于描述水体（水坑、湖泊）干涸，也用于表示资源耗尽。对人说“dry up”表示让对方闭嘴，但很不礼貌。
Examples
The river will dry up if it doesn't rain soon.
如果很快不下雨，这条河就会**干涸**。
My lips always dry up in the winter.
我的嘴唇在冬天总是会**干裂**。
The company’s funds started to dry up last year.
公司的资金从去年开始就**枯竭**了。
Our conversation just seemed to dry up after dinner.
晚饭后我们的对话就突然**冷场了**。
The pond totally dried up during the hot summer.
池塘在炎热的夏天完全**干涸**了。
When the money dried up, I had to look for another job.
当钱**用光了**，我只好另找工作。