air-dry
/ˈeə draɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈer draɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈer-ˈdrī/ (ame, mw)
air-dry — 動詞
- air-drypresent simple I / you / we / they
- air-drieshe / she / it
- air-driedpast simple
- air-drying-ing form
1. To leave something so ordinary air removes its moisture, or for moisture to leav
風乾；晾乾
用空氣自然弄乾
To leave something so ordinary air removes its moisture, or for moisture to leave it naturally without extra heat.
Mira hung the sweater outside to air-dry after washing it.
Mira 把毛衣掛到外面，洗完後讓它自然風乾。
air-dry + object after washing
After the rain stopped, the picnic blanket air-dried on the fence.
雨停後，那條野餐毯掛在柵欄上慢慢風乾了。
[item] air-dried naturally outdoors
Dario leaves the clay bowls by the window to air-dry slowly.
Dario 把陶碗放在窗邊，讓它們慢慢晾乾。
The painter let the first coat air-dry before adding another layer.
油漆工先讓第一層漆自然風乾，再刷下一層。
We air-dried the herbs on the porch for two sunny days.
我們把香草放在門廊上，風乾了兩個晴天。
文法句型
air-dry + object
[item] air-dries
用法筆記
Often used for clothes, paint, clay, herbs, or similar things left to dry naturally instead of being heated by a dryer, oven, or machine. In transitive use, someone causes the drying; in intransitive use, the item itself becomes dry.
air-dry — 形容詞
1. Already dry enough that ordinary air will not remove more moisture from it.
風乾的
乾到空氣不再帶走水分
Already dry enough that ordinary air will not remove more moisture from it.
By October, the stacked firewood was air-dry and easy to burn.
到了十月，那堆木柴已經是風乾的，很容易點著。
be air-dry before use
The farmer bagged the beans once they were air-dry in the shed.
那些豆子在棚子裡變成風乾的之後，農夫才把它們裝袋。
Store the tea leaves only when they are air-dry and cool.
只有等茶葉完全風乾而且放涼後，才可以收起來。
The notebook paper became air-dry after an hour near the fan.
那本筆記本的紙放在電扇旁一小時後，就變得風乾了。
The lab kept the air-dry seeds in a sealed glass jar.
實驗室把那些風乾的種子放在密封的玻璃罐裡。
- dry
simpler and broader, while air-dry emphasizes dryness reached through normal air exposure
- moisture-free
more formal and often used in technical descriptions
- dehydrated
more scientific and often implies moisture removed more completely or by special methods
文法句型
be air-dry
air-dry + noun
用法筆記
Usually used for materials such as wood, beans, paper, seeds, or leaves in descriptive or technical contexts. Distinguish it from the verb sense, which describes the drying process rather than the finished state.