dry up

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If something dries up or if something dries it up, it loses all its moisture and becomes completely dry and shrivelled or hard. 使…干枯; 干枯
As the day goes on, the pollen dries up and becomes hard. 隨著日子一天天過(guò)去，花粉變得又干又硬。
2. PHRASAL VERB If a river, lake, or well dries up, it becomes empty of water, usually because of hot weather and a lack of rain. 干涸
Reservoirs are drying up and farmers have begun to leave their land in search of water. 水庫(kù)正在干涸，農(nóng)民開(kāi)始離開(kāi)田地去尋找水源。
3. PHRASAL VERB If a supply of something dries up, it stops. (供應(yīng)) 停止
The main source of income, tourism, is expected to dry up completely this summer. 作為主要收入來(lái)源的旅游業(yè)預(yù)計(jì)將在今年夏天徹底枯竭。
4. PHRASAL VERB If you dry up when you are speaking, you stop in the middle of what you were saying, because you cannot think what to say next. (講話時(shí)) 語(yǔ)塞
When he turned around and saw her, his conversation dried up. 他轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)看見(jiàn)她時(shí)，他的談話就出不來(lái)詞兒了。