Dry up Meaning in English
expression
ˈdɹaɪ/ /ˈəp
DRY-uhp
dɹˈaɪ/ /ˈʌp
dry-UP
释义
To lose all moisture and become completely dry; also, to stop or be used up, like resources or supplies.
用法与细微差别
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 যাওয়াRussian: высыхать - иссякатьJapanese: 干上がる - 尽きるVietnamese: khô cạn - cạn kiệtKorean: 말라버리다 - 고갈되다Turkish: kuruyup bitmek - tükenmekUrdu: سوکھ جانا - ختم ہوناIndonesian: mengering - habis
例句
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