dry up

US /draɪ ˈʌp/

UK /draɪ ˈʌp/

乾涸, 枯竭

to become completely dry

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The river began to dry up during the long drought.

在漫長的乾旱期間，河流開始乾涸。

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The puddles quickly dried up in the sun.

水坑在陽光下很快就乾了。

枯竭, 停止, 消失

to stop being available or to come to an end

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His ideas for the project seemed to dry up after a few weeks.

幾週後，他對這個專案的想法似乎枯竭了。

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The well of public sympathy for the victims began to dry up.

公眾對受害者的同情心開始枯竭。

忘詞, 卡殼

to forget one's lines in a play or performance

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The actor suddenly dried up in the middle of his monologue.

演員在獨白中途突然忘詞了。

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She was so nervous that she almost dried up on stage.

她太緊張了，以至於在舞台上幾乎忘詞了。