in the dry
collocation在避雨处；在无雨处
Let's wait in the dry until the rain stops.
我们在避雨处等到雨停吧。
干旱地区；避雨处
dries — plural of dry
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干旱地区；避雨处
An area with little rain, or a place sheltered from rain.
My grandfather was a dry who never allowed alcohol in his house.
我的祖父是个禁酒主义者，从不让家里有酒。
干燥的过程
The process by which something is dried.
反对饮用含酒精饮料的改革者
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
少雨或无雨的地区
An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
无糖姜汁汽水
Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
The local drys campaigned to keep the town alcohol-free.
当地的禁酒主义者们发起运动，旨在保持该镇无酒精。
As a committed dry, she refused to attend events where liquor was served.
作为一名坚定的禁酒主义者，她拒绝参加提供酒类的活动。
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在避雨处；在无雨处
Let's wait in the dry until the rain stops.
我们在避雨处等到雨停吧。
无糖姜汁汽水
She ordered a bottle of dry ginger with ice.
她点了一瓶加冰的无糖姜汁汽水。
禁酒派与反禁酒派
The dries and wets could not agree on the new law.
禁酒派与反禁酒派在这部新法律上无法达成一致。
预演；排练；试运行
Let's do a dry run of the presentation before the meeting.
开会前我们先把演示文稿预演一遍。
低迷期；干旱期
The actor has been going through a dry spell and hasn't landed a role in months.
这位演员正经历事业低谷期，好几个月都没有接到角色。
孤立无援；陷入困境
Her car broke down on the highway and left her high and dry.
她的车在高速公路上抛锚了，让她孤立无援。
《The Dry》是澳大利亚作家简·哈珀的犯罪小说及其同名改编电影；片名中的 dry 是名词，指澳大利亚干旱缺雨的内陆地区。
The dry covers much of inland Australia.
干旱地带覆盖了澳大利亚内陆的大部分地区。
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dry读近“拽”，想象把水分“拽”走，就变干；作名词可指烘干过程或干旱地区。
语域：mixed 常见场景：outdoor conversation during rain、geography/travel discussion、informal speech 名词 dry 通常用于固定短语 the dry，多指避雨处或干旱地区。在口语中（如躲雨时）较随意；在描述气候或地理时较中性。具体含义需根据语境判断。
注意：复数形式为 dries。
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