dry sth
及物用法，宾语是被弄干的事物；所用的工具用 with 引出。
She dried her hair with a hairdryer.
她用吹风机把头发吹干了。
弄干；使……变干
dries — third person singular of dry
变干；干透；耗尽；使干涸；消除（代码）重复；使（代码）DRY化；失去水分；使代码符合DRY原则；去除代码中的重复。
To remove moisture from something, making it dry.
失去水分
To lose moisture.
使代码符合DRY原则；去除代码中的重复。
To cause code to become DRY; to remove repetition from code.
去除水分
To remove moisture from.
使干燥
remove the moisture from and make dry
耗尽；使干涸
To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
变得干燥
become dry or drier
一般现在时
She dries her hair with a towel.
她用毛巾擦干头发。
一般过去时
He dried the dishes yesterday.
他昨天擦干了盘子。
dry是规则动词，过去式和过去分词直接加-ed，第三人称单数加-s。
She hung the wet clothes on the line to dry.
她把湿衣服挂在绳子上晾干。
用法提示：这里'dry'作动词，表示通过晾晒去除水分。
AI contextual example
The paint on the wall is drying, so please don't touch it.
墙上的油漆正在变干，所以请不要碰它。
用法提示：这里'drying'是'dry'的现在分词形式，表示正在变干的过程。
AI contextual example
He dried his hands with a towel after washing them.
他洗完手后用毛巾把手擦干。
用法提示：这里'dried'是'dry'的过去式，表示用手巾去除水分的动作。
AI contextual example
及物用法，宾语是被弄干的事物；所用的工具用 with 引出。
She dried her hair with a hairdryer.
她用吹风机把头发吹干了。
不及物用法，表示“变干”，后面常接时间或方式状语。
The paint dries in about an hour.
这种油漆大约一小时就干了。
过去分词 dried 可构成被动式，说明某物是被弄干的。
The grapes are dried in the sun to make raisins.
葡萄在阳光下晒干，用来做成葡萄干。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday I dryed my clothes on the balcony.
正确表达Yesterday I dried my clothes on the balcony.
以“辅音字母+y”结尾的动词，过去式要先把 y 变成 i 再加 -ed，所以 dry 的过去式是 dried；直接在 y 后面加 -ed 写成 dryed 不符合拼写规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子She drys her hair every morning.
正确表达She dries her hair every morning.
第三人称单数时，“辅音字母+y”结尾的动词要把 y 变成 i 再加 -es，因此是 dries；写成 drys 属于误按一般动词直接加 -s 的规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子I let my clothes to dry in the sun.
正确表达I let my clothes dry in the sun.
let 后面的宾语补足语要用不带 to 的动词不定式，即 let sb./sth. do sth.，所以是 let my clothes dry；汉语“让衣服晾干”容易让人误加 to。
干涸；枯竭
The river dried up after months of drought.
经过几个月的干旱，河流干涸了。
变干；使干燥
Leave the dishes to dry out on the rack.
把盘子放在架子上晾干。
擦干；弄干
She dried off her hands with a towel.
她用毛巾擦干双手。
在阳光下晒干
We dried the laundry in the sun.
我们在阳光下晒干了衣物。
吹干（头发）
She blow-dried her hair before going out.
她出门前吹干了头发。
（使）干涸；停住（说不下去）
The well dried up during the drought.
旱季里这口井干涸了。
（使）变干；戒酒
He went to rehab to dry out.
他去康复中心戒酒了。
（使）擦干
She dried off her hair with a towel.
她用毛巾擦干了头发。
擦干你的眼睛，兄弟。
In the song 'Dry Your Eyes' by The Streets, the lyrics include 'Dry your eyes, mate.'
在The Streets的歌曲《Dry Your Eyes》中，歌词包括‘Dry your eyes，mate。’
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