Word · Frequency #15885
dryer
烘干机；干燥器；吹风机
A machine or device that removes moisture, especially one for drying clothes or hair.
- 1.
One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
- 2.
A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
催干剂；干衣机；干燥剂；[化] 干燥剂; 催干剂; 干燥器; 干燥设备; 烘箱
In use
The dryer buzzed, signaling that the laundry was done.
She used the dryer to style her hair before the party.
Please put the wet towels in the dryer so they don't mildew.
put [sth] in the dryer
I put my wet clothes in the dryer.
我把湿衣服放进干衣机里。
use a dryer
注意：dryer 既可指干衣机，也可指吹风机。
She used a dryer to dry her hair.
她用吹风机吹干头发。
the dryer is [adjective]
The dryer is broken.
干衣机坏了。
Connections
Collocations
- hair dryer
- 吹风机
- She used a hair dryer to style her hair before the party.她在聚会前用吹风机打理了头发。
- clothes dryer
- 衣物烘干机
- My clothes dryer broke, so I had to hang the laundry outside.我的衣物烘干机坏了，只好把衣服晾在外面。
- tumble dryer
- 滚筒式烘干机
- In the UK, many homes have a tumble dryer for rainy days.在英国，许多家庭都有滚筒式烘干机以备雨天使用。
- hand dryer
- 干手器
- The public restroom has an electric hand dryer instead of paper towels.公共卫生间有电动干手器，而不是纸巾。
- dryer sheet
- 烘干机柔顺纸
- Add a dryer sheet to reduce static in your laundry.加一片烘干机柔顺纸来减少衣物静电。
- dryer lint
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dryer 由 dry（干）+ -er（……的机器）组成，想到“让东西变干的机器”，如烘干机、吹风机。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：home laundry、hairdressing/personal care、industrial drying、coatings/paint manufacturing 名词 dryer 多指烘干机、干燥器（如衣物烘干机、吹风机），在日常生活和一般书面语中都很常用；在涂料/油漆行业则表示催干剂，属较专业的用法。总体使用中性语体比较稳妥，正式与非正式场合都比较适用。
Grammar Note
常用于指干衣机，可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 dryer /ˈdraɪə/ 押韵（词尾 /aɪə/ 相同）：buyer /ˈbaɪə/（买家）、flyer /ˈflaɪə/（传单）、higher /ˈhaɪə/（更高的）、liar /ˈlaɪə/（说谎者）、tire /ˈtaɪə/（轮胎）、wire /ˈwaɪə/（电线）。注意形近音异：dairy /ˈdeəri/（乳品店）拼写相似但发音完全不同；dyer /ˈdaɪə/（染匠）比 dryer 少一个 r，发音为 /ˈdaɪə/；dry /draɪ/（干的）是 dryer 的词干，但少了末尾的 /ə/，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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