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say sth dryly
常见于表示说话方式的动词后，指不带感情、就事论事地说。
She said dryly that the meeting had been cancelled.
她干巴巴地说会议已经取消了。
冷淡地；干巴巴地
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冷淡地；干巴巴地
in a dry, laconic manner
She said dryly that the meeting had been cancelled.
她干巴巴地说会议已经取消了。
干燥地；干巴巴地。
In a dry manner.
He smiled dryly and said, 'That's one way to look at it.'
他冷淡地笑了笑，说：‘这也是一种看法。’
'I suppose we'll manage somehow,' she remarked dryly.
“我想我们总会想办法应付过去的，”她冷淡地说。
The teacher looked at the messy room and said dryly, 'Very tidy.'
老师看着凌乱的房间，干巴巴地说：‘真整洁。’
常见于表示说话方式的动词后，指不带感情、就事论事地说。
She said dryly that the meeting had been cancelled.
她干巴巴地说会议已经取消了。
to 后接回应对象；也可直接接引语。
He replied dryly to her question.
他冷冷地回答了她的问题。
引出直接引语时，dryly 常放在动词后。
"It's not my problem," she remarked dryly.
“这不关我的事，”她淡淡地说。
Not this
He smiled dry.
Use this
He smiled dryly.
中文的“干巴巴地”没有词形变化，学习者容易直接用形容词 dry 修饰动词。修饰 smiled 表示说话或表情的方式时，要用副词 dryly。
Not this
He wiped the table dryly.
Use this
He wiped the table dry.
“擦干”的“干”说明 table 的结果，是宾语补足语，应用形容词 dry，而不是副词 dryly。dryly 只能表示“冷淡地、不带感情地”，不能表示“使之变干”。
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冷淡地说
“I see,” she said dryly.
“我明白了，”她冷淡地说。
冷淡地评论
The critic remarked dryly that the movie was two hours long.
评论家冷淡地评论说这部电影长达两小时。
干巴巴地指出
He observed dryly that the meeting could have been an email.
他干巴巴地指出，这次会议本来可以一封电子邮件解决。
冷淡地回答
“Of course,” she replied dryly.
“当然。”她冷淡地回答。
冷淡地补充道
“And I’m not paid enough for this,” he added dryly.
“而且我还嫌钱少呢，”他冷淡地补充道。
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dry（干）加-ly，说话干巴巴、面无表情，就是冷淡地。
语域：neutral 常见场景：dialogue tags、narrative description 此词表示“冷淡地、干巴巴地”，通常用于书面叙述或文学描写中，描述某人说话时不动声色或略带讽刺的语气。口语中比较少见，多出现于小说或新闻报道里。
dryly 读作 /ˈdraɪli/；shyly /ˈʃaɪli/、slyly /ˈslaɪli/、wryly /ˈraɪli/ 与之押韵，均为重读 /aɪ/ + /li/。注意 coyly 虽拼写同为 -yly，但读 /ˈkɔɪli/，元音是 /ɔɪ/，并不押韵；reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ 和 apply /əˈplaɪ/ 末尾 -ply 读 /plaɪ/，且重音在后，也不押韵。
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