noun🔗Share烘干机，干燥剂。 One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative."The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth."太阳和西北风是极佳的土地干燥剂。devicemachineutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share烘干机，干燥机。 A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion."My mother uses the drier to quickly dry her laundry after washing it. "我妈妈洗完衣服后，会用烘干机快速烘干。utilitytechnologymachinedeviceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share吹风机，干发器 An electric hair dryer."After swimming, Maria used the drier in the locker room to dry her hair. "游泳后，玛丽亚在更衣室里用吹风机吹干了头发。deviceelectricmachinetechnologyitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share烘干机，干燥剂 Any other device or substance, household or industrial, designed to remove water or humidity."The laundry room has a powerful drier that quickly removes moisture from clothes. "洗衣房里有一个强力的烘干机，可以快速去除衣服上的水分。devicemachineutilityindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share催干剂，干燥剂。 A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking."The painter added a small amount of drier to the varnish to help it harden faster. "画家在清漆里加了少量催干剂，帮助它更快地变硬。chemistrysubstancematerialtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share干燥的，干的 Free from or lacking moisture."After being left in the sun all afternoon, the towel felt much drier than before. "在太阳下晒了一个下午后，这条毛巾摸起来比之前更干燥了。weatherconditionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share干燥的，干的。 Unable to produce a liquid, as water, oil, or (farming) milk."This well is as dry as that cow."这口井和那头奶牛一样，滴水都挤不出来。natureweatheragricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share无灰的，无砂浆的 Built without or lacking mortar."The old stone wall, built drier, had gaps where plants could grow between the rocks. "这座老石墙是无灰砌筑的，石头之间有缝隙，植物可以在那里生长。architecturematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share干燥的，无水的. Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids."Dry alcohol is 200 proof."完全干燥的酒精纯度是200度。chemistryscienceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share渴望，渴求。 Athirst, eager."After a long morning of hiking, the children were drier for lemonade than ever before. "孩子们徒步跋涉了一整个上午，比以往任何时候都更渴望柠檬水。sensationmindattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share无酒精的，不含酒精的 Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages."The lemonade stand was selling drier lemonade today, without any added alcohol. "今天柠檬水摊位卖的是无酒精柠檬水，没有添加任何酒。drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share禁酒的，禁止卖酒的 Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned."The town is drier now that the new law prohibiting alcohol sales went into effect. "自从禁止售酒的新法律生效后，这个镇现在是禁酒的了。drinkareagovernmentpoliticsbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share朴实的，不加修饰的。 Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:"The teacher's instructions were drier than the textbook, leaving little room for creativity. "老师的指示比课本还朴实，几乎没有留下任何发挥创意的空间。styleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share枯燥的，偏重计算的 (somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter."My brother's engineering project was much more drier than the biology project; it involved lots of calculations and formulas, not experiments with plants or cells. "我弟弟的工程项目比生物项目更枯燥，偏重计算；它涉及大量的计算和公式，而不是植物或细胞实验。computingsciencetechnologyworkattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share干的, 无音效的 (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects.""The first recording of the singer's voice sounded too processed, so the engineer preferred the second take, which was much drier and more natural." "歌手第一遍录音听起来后期处理痕迹太重，所以录音师更喜欢第二遍，因为第二遍的录音更干，更自然。soundmusictechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share不孕的，不能生育的 Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent."never dry fire a bow; dry humping her girlfriend; making a dry run"永远不要空放弓箭；和女朋友进行没有实际性行为的性爱；进行一次不涉及实质内容的演练。sexmedicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share世俗的，非宗教的。 Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion."Because the usual priest was unavailable, the sparsely attended service was a drier affair, lacking both the blessing of the bread and wine and the shared communion. "由于通常的神父无法到场，这次稀疏的礼拜仪式更加世俗化，既没有祝圣的面包和葡萄酒，也没有共同的圣餐仪式。religionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
