"dry up" in Chinese (Traditional)
乾涸枯竭 (資源)
Definition
失去所有水分，變得完全乾燥；也用於資源或供應用盡、枯竭。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
屬於口語用法，常用於描述水體乾涸，也可表達資源枯竭。用於叫人閉嘴『dry up』口氣可能不太有禮。
Examples
The river will dry up if it doesn't rain soon.
如果很快不下雨，這條河就會**乾涸**。
My lips always dry up in the winter.
我的嘴脣到了冬天總是會**乾裂**。
The company’s funds started to dry up last year.
公司的資金從去年開始就**枯竭**了。
Our conversation just seemed to dry up after dinner.
晚飯後我們的對話就突然**冷場了**。
The pond totally dried up during the hot summer.
池塘在炎熱的夏天完全**乾涸**了。
When the money dried up, I had to look for another job.
當錢**用光了**，我只好另找工作。