dry up

verb

1. lose water or moisture

e.g. In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

Synonym: exsiccatedehydratedesiccate

2. dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture

e.g. a mummified body was found

Synonym: mummify

1. (使)枯萎;(使)干透
If something dries up or if something dries it up, it loses all its moisture and becomes completely dry and shrivelled or hard.

e.g. As the day goes on, the pollen dries up and becomes hard...
日子一天天过去,花粉干结成了硬块。
e.g. Warm breezes from the South dried up the streets.
来自南方的温暖和风吹干了街道。

1. (使)干涸：drop to one's knees 跪下 | dry up (使)干涸 | due to 由于;应归于

2. (使)干透,(使)干涸;(使)枯竭：dry out (使)干透 | dry up (使)干透,(使)干涸;(使)枯竭 | fall behind 落后,落在...的后面[/Post]

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3. 干涸,枯竭：dry out干透,使干 | dry up干涸,枯竭 | drop off减弱,减少

4. 干涸：10. all the year round (全年) | 11. dry up (干涸) | 12. crystal high-quality water (水质清澈)