dried-up

英 [draɪd ʌp]

美 [draɪd ʌp]

adj.  (人)干瘪衰老的，老态龙钟的

柯林斯词典

• See also:...her fears of becoming a dried-up old prune.dry up

英英释义

adj

• depleted of water
  1. a dried-up water hole
• (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
  1. dried-up grass
  2. the desert was edged with sere vegetation
  3. shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
  4. withered vines
  Synonym:seresearshriveledshrivelledwithered

双语例句

• Ian Pearson, an environment minister, said Britons must prepare to bid farewell to their lawns, as global warming is turning verdant swards into dried-up dust-bowls.
  环境大臣伊恩皮尔森（ianpearson）表示，英国人必须准备同他们的草坪说再见了，因为全球变暖正将翠绿的草地变成干燥的尘球。
• Survival in this world is inseparable from generosity, without which we would perish and become dried-up from within.
  要想在世界上生存，必不可少的就是有慷慨无私之心，否则我们的心灵将会变得自私并且干涸。
• I can't think of anything more silly than someone talking to a bunch of dried-up, stupid, worthless leaves!
  我想不出哪个人比对一堆枯萎的，愚蠢的，没用的落叶说话更傻的人了！
• The money raised will be used to dig bore holes to pump water into the dried-up lake.
  所筹资金将用于钻孔打水以抽水到干涸的湖中。
• Who shall say which is more ghastly, the sight of bleached skulls or of dried-up human hearts?
  谁又能说，枯萎的心灵和空无一物的骷髅，究竟哪一样看上去更可怕呢？
• His skin was covered in a mixture of oils and resins and bathed in a solution of Natron, a salt found in dried-up river beds in Egypt.
  他的皮肤被涂上了一层油脂和松香制成的混合物，并浸泡在一种泡碱溶液里。这种泡碱是在埃及干涸的河床上发现的一种矿盐。
• They came upon a dried-up oasis.
  他们发现了一片干涸的绿洲。
• She took out the plate, stared blankly at the dried-up food on it, and tipped it into the bin
  她拿出盘子，茫然地望着上面已经干掉的食物，然后把它倒进了垃圾桶。
• In arid and semi-arid areas of northern China, lakes have been facing a number of problems such us dried-up, shrinkage and serious water pollution.
  中国北方干旱和半干旱地区湖泊面临不断干枯、萎缩和水质污染严重的局面。
• Dried-up trend of Tarim River and the countermeasures for mitigation
  新疆塔里木河断流趋势分析与减缓对策