Oh, Amy’s at the dry cleaners, and she's made a very amusing pun. "I don't care for perchloroethylene and I don't like glycol, ether."

——Big Bang Theory

哦,艾米正在洗店,然后想到一个很有趣的双关语。“我不喜欢全氯乙烯,不喜欢乙二醇醚。”

——《生活大爆炸》

一、下面我们来看看dry有几种含义

adj.

1.干的,干燥的;干旱的 not wet, damp or sticky; without water or moisture

After these dry days everyone hopes for rain.

干燥的天气之后,人人都希望下雨。

 

2.(酒)不甜的 not sweet

All the Chinese Wines on the list are dry, sir. Would you like a red or white wine?

先生,单子上所有中国式的酒都是无甜味的,请问您要红葡萄还是白葡萄酒?

 

3.枯燥无味的 nonsense, not interesting

He was tired of the dull and dry life.

枯燥无味的生活使他感到厌烦。

 

4.(使)口渴的 thirsty; that makes you thirsty

It's dry work digging in the sun.

在烈日下掘土的工作使人感到口渴。

 

5.(面包等)不涂奶油(果酱)的 eaten on its own without any butter, jam, etc.

He managed to swallow a little soup and dry toast.

他设法吞下一点汤和不涂奶油的土司。

 

v.

1.把…弄干,使干燥;变干 [I,T] to become dry

There are different ways to dry and store popcorn for future use.

这里有很多种把玉米捧弄干、储存以备后用的方法。

 

2.晒干;风干 [T] to make sth dry

They sat in front of the fire to dry their wet clothes.

他们坐在炉火前以烘干他们的湿衣服。

 

二、下面我们来学习一下含有dry的常见短语

dry battery

n. 干电池

 

dry cell

n. 干电池

 

dry nurse

n.保姆,(协助他人的)教导者

 

dry out

(使)戒酒(毒) 变干,弄干。

 

dry rot

枯萎;腐败,腐败现象

 

三、最后,做个填词游戏巩固一下吧

The wells in most villages in the region have run ___.
这个地区多数村庄的水井都已干涸。