"dry as a bone" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 干得像骨头一样

Definition

非常干燥，一点水分都没有；用来强调东西特别干。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

是口语表达，常用于描述天气、地面或皮肤等非常干燥。多用于“是”或“感觉”等动词后。不用于指人整体，只限于某些部位如皮肤。

Examples

After a week without rain, the ground was dry as a bone.

一周没有下雨后，地面**干得像骨头一样**。

My lips are dry as a bone in this weather.

这种天气下我的嘴唇**干得像骨头一样**。

The towel was dry as a bone after hanging in the sun.

毛巾晒在太阳下后，**干得像骨头一样**。

My hands always feel dry as a bone in the winter.

冬天我的手总是**干得像骨头一样**。

The desert air was dry as a bone—not a drop of humidity.

沙漠的空气**干得像骨头一样**，一点湿气都没有。

I forgot to water my plant and now the soil is dry as a bone.

我忘了浇花，现在土壤**干得像骨头一样**。