dry /drai/ I. adj. (drier, driest) 干燥的：dry air干燥空气； the dry season旱季；keep sth. dry 保持干燥；a dry well枯井 The clothes are dry. 衣服干了。It was the driest summer in years. 这是数年中最干旱的夏天。 ‖II. vt. & vi. 1. （使）干，弄干：dry one’s tears/eyes擦干眼泪 Dry it in the air (in the sun). 晾干(晒干)。Our clothes soon dried. 我们的衣服不久便干了。2. 用于短语动词dry out变干燥；戒（酒，毒等）Central heating dries out your skin.中央暖气系统会让你的皮肤干燥。She was in her late thirties when she finally dried out. 差不多到四十，她终于戒毒了。dry up揩干；停止（供应）；（说话）卡壳：I was just drying up a few dishes.我在擦干几个器皿。The flow of foreign money into the country has almost dried up.流进该国的外汇几乎停了。My biggest fear is that halfway through my presentation I’ll just dry up.我最担心的是我在陈述的时候半路卡壳了。
dryer /ˈdraiə/ n.[c]干燥机；[u]干燥剂：He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。Dryer is a substance mixed with oil paint or ink to promote drying.干燥剂是一种物质，把它和油漆或墨汁混起来起干燥作用。
