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词汇 bone-dry
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bone dry


idiom
completely dry干透的
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Dry weather, arid conditions & dryness
aridity
bone
dehydrate
desertification
desiccate
dried
drought
dry (something) out
dry something up
dryness
dust devil
frazzled
high and dry
hyper-arid
overdry
parch
parched
sandstorm
semi-dry
sun-baked
bone-dry
adjective
(alsobone dry)uk /ˌbəʊnˈdraɪ/ us /ˌboʊnˈdraɪ/

bone-dryadjective (NO WATER)


very dry, with no water or liquid in, on, or around it: 极干燥的;干透的;
My boots kept my feet bone-dry even after a long walk through deep snow. 即使在深雪中走了很长一段路,我的靴子也能让我的脚保持干爽。
The turkey was overcooked and bone dry.火鸡煮得太久,肉都干了。
Bone-dry twigs on the ground cracked under our feet.地上干透了的树枝在我们脚下噼啪作响。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

having the liquid removed
dryIs the washing dry yet, or should we leave it in the tumble dryer a bit longer?
bone-dryThe dog's water dish was bone dry.
as dry as a boneThe houseplant's soil was dry as a bone.
driedI love snacking on dried apples and apricots.
desiccatedAdd 100g of desiccated unsweetened coconut to the mixture.
with no rain at all for a long period of time: 长期无雨干旱
It rained in some areas last night, but much of the region has been bone dry since last Monday. 昨晚一些地区下了雨,但自上周一以来,该地大部分地区都非常干燥。
Gusting winds and bone-dry conditions pose the risk of forest fires.阵风和极度干燥的天气有引发森林火灾的风险。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

not getting much or any rain
dryI love living in a dry climate.
bone-dryBone-dry conditions have increased wildfire risks in the region dramatically.
aridThese lizards thrive in an arid climate.
semi-aridIn these semi-arid states, water is scarce and water rights for irrigation are quite expensive.
subaridThe subarid, high-altitude grasslands cannot support too many grazing animals.
My mouth was bone-dry and my tongue felt like leather.
The drought lasted three weeks and left the riverbeds and wells bone dry.
95 million years ago, this area of the bone-dry Sahara desert was apparently a lush coastal forest.
Rain is due to fall after weeks of bone-dry weather.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Dry weather, arid conditions & dryness
aridity
bone
dehydrate
desertification
desiccate
dried
drought
dry (something) out
dry something up
dryness
dust devil
frazzled
high and dry
hyper-arid
overdry
parch
parched
sandstorm
semi-dry
sun-baked

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Describing good weather

bone-dryadjective (HUMOUR)


approving
very funny in a way that is clever and not obvious: 机智幽默的
Our host was a pleasure to talk to — a master storyteller with a bone-dry wit. 与我们的主人交谈是十分愉快的,他是一位讲故事大师,谈吐又透着机敏。
Her sense of humour is wonderful but bone-dry, so some people don't get it.她的幽默感很棒,但透着机智,所以有些人不明就里。
The actor brings his bone-dry humour and casual cool to the role.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Humour & humorous
amusingly
bitingly
blackly
bring
broadness
drily
gag
geddit?
GSOH
jocose
lightly
non-serious
pawky
photobomb
photobombing
playfully
rib
standing joke
wag
wisecrack

bone-dryadjective (SERIOUS)


very serious and perhaps not very interesting: 严谨得乏味
The scientific conference was an unusual mix of bone-dry statistics and high drama.这次科学会议是干巴巴的统计数据和戏剧性高潮的不寻常结合。
Don't expect bone-dry, academic literature from these writers. 不要指望这些作家会写出严谨乏味的学术文献。
Her criticisms are savage, even if they are expressed in the bone-dry prose of the social scientist.
He was presiding over a bone-dry discussion about home insurance.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Tedious and uninspiring
(as) dull as ditchwateridiom
anonymous
banal
banally
basic
marmoreal
meh
menial
menially
middle-aged
staidly
stale
staleness
stodgily
stodgy
watch paint dryidiom
watch the clockidiom
wearisome
wearisomely
weary

bone-dryadjective (WINE)


food & drink specialized
(of wine) not at all sweet:
This bone-dry white is perfect for creamy fish dishes such as salmon mousse.
The wine has a crisp, bone-dry finish.
The code ZD means the wine is bone-dry.
The winery is known for its bone-dry whites with elegant fruit.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Wines & winemaking
-bodied
ageworthy
amontillado
blender
blush
claret
corkage
grape
hock
jeroboam
Lambrusco
lay something down
Marsala
plonk
plummy
table wine
terroir
ultra-dry
ultra-smooth
varietal
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