| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_having-the-liquid-removed |
| 释义 | having the liquid removedThese words are used to describe things that have had liquid removed from them. The most common word for this is dry. Dry is used to describe things that do not have liquid, and especially water, in, on, or around them. When dry is used to describe parts of your body, for example your hands or your feet, it means that the natural moisture in your skin is less and your skin feels rough or flaky. Is the washing dry yet, or should we leave it in the tumble dryer a bit longer? Store the noodles in a dark, dry cupboard. With all this washing up, my hands get so dry. The opposite of dry is wet. I'm afraid the washing is still wet. Careful - the steps are slippery when wet. For more opposites of dry, see the article at wet. If something is very dry, you can say it is bone-dry or as dry as a bone. The dog's water dish was bone dry. The houseplant's soil was dry as a bone. When things like plants or food have had the moisture removed from them in order to preserve them, you can say they are dried. The word desiccated can also be used to describe some foods that are dried, especially foods that are shredded and dried like coconut. I love snacking on dried apples and apricots. Her bouquet was made of dried flowers. Add 100g of desiccated unsweetened coconut to the mixture. Frizzled can be used to describe plants that are so dry from a lack of water or from too much heat that they are damaged. You can also use scorched to describe things that are dry and damaged by too much heat or by fire. I left my pot plants on the balcony for some sun and they ended up frizzled. The heatwave resulted in drought and scorched crops. When your skin feels very dry because it has lost some of its natural moisture, there are specific words you can use to describe it. Ashy is used when your skin is very dry and has white, flaky bits on it, and papery is used when your skin is very thin and dry like paper. Put some moisturizer on your legs - they're ashy. The skin on her hands was rough and papery. Related articlesnot getting much or any rain to remove liquid from something to lose moisture and become dry |
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