/draɪ ||; draɪ/verb [I,T] (
present participle drying third person singular present dries;past tense past participle dried) to become dry; to make sth dry 变干；弄干:
I hung my shirt in the sun to dry. 我把衬衣挂在太阳底下晒干。 [T] to dry your hands on a towel 用毛巾把手擦干 dry (sth) out to become or make sth become completely dry （使）干透:
Don't allow the soil to dry out. 别让泥土发干。 dry up 1 (used about a river, etc) to have no more water in it （指河流等）干涸
2 to stop being available 枯竭: Because of the recession a lot of building work has dried up. 由于经济衰退，很多工程都停摆。
3 to forget what you were going to say, for example because you are very nervous 忘记要说的话（如因为紧张）: When he came on stage and saw the audience, he dried up completely. 他走上舞台见到观众时，把台词忘得一乾二净。
dry (sth) up to dry plates, knives, forks, etc with a towel after they have been washed （洗后）擦干碗碟