dry up

US /draɪ ˈʌp/
UK /draɪ ˈʌp/
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1.

乾涸, 枯竭

to become completely dry

:
The river began to dry up during the long drought.
在漫長的乾旱期間,河流開始乾涸
The puddles quickly dried up in the sun.
水坑在陽光下很快就乾了
2.

枯竭, 停止, 消失

to stop being available or to come to an end

:
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
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
3.

忘詞, 卡殼

to forget one's lines in a play or performance

:
The actor suddenly dried up in the middle of his monologue.
演員在獨白中途突然忘詞了
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