dried-up
dried-up — 形容詞
1. Describes something, especially a plant, fruit, or body part, that has lost all
乾枯的；萎縮的
因失去水分而乾縮的
Describes something, especially a plant, fruit, or body part, that has lost all its moisture and become wrinkled, shrunken, or hard — like an old flower left in the sun or a piece of fruit forgotten in the back of the fridge.
Yuki found a dried-up orange in her bag and threw it in the bin.
Yuki 在包包裡發現一顆乾枯的柳丁，便把它扔進了垃圾桶。
collocation: dried-up + fruit / food item
The garden hose turned cracked and dried-up after a summer in the sun.
那條澆花水管在太陽下曬了一個夏天，變得龜裂乾癟。
pattern: [subject] turn dried-up
Along the dusty roadside, only a few dried-up weeds grew in the dirt.
灰塵遍布的路邊，只在土裡長了幾株乾枯的雜草。
The farmer's hands were rough and dried-up after sixty years in the sun.
那位農夫的雙手粗糙又乾癟，是在太陽下工作了六十年的結果。
collocation: dried-up + body parts
A dried-up lizard lay on the windowsill, its skin paper-thin in the light.
窗台上躺著一條乾枯的蜥蜴，牠的皮膚在光線下薄如紙片。
- dried-up leaves
- dried-up riverbed
- dried-up skin
- dried-up flower
- dried-up well
- dried-up fruit
- look dried-up
- turn dried-up
- withered
More common than dried-up; used especially for plants and flowers that have lost freshness from age or lack of water.
- shrivelled
Emphasises the wrinkled, shrunken appearance caused by moisture loss; common for fruit and skin.
- desiccated
Very formal and scientific; used in technical writing about dehydration or preservation.
用法筆記
Often used before nouns (attributive position) to describe visible dryness: a dried-up riverbed, dried-up flowers, dried-up skin. Can also appear after a linking verb: 'the leaves are dried-up.' Not used for abstract dryness (e.g., 'dried-up humour' is not standard).
常見錯誤
dry up
idiomTo use a cloth to remove water from recently washed plates, cups, and other kitchen items until they are completely dry.
擦乾碗盤
Nina washed the dishes while her brother wiped them and dried up with a clean tea towel.
After every big family dinner, the cousins take turns washing and drying up in the kitchen.
dry up
idiomWhen a river, lake, well, or similar body of water loses all its water and becomes completely empty, usually because of hot weather, a long period without rain, or a change in the natural flow.
乾涸
The stream behind Deepa's house dried up completely during the three-month summer drought.
When the reservoir dried up, the town had to bring in drinking water by truck from fifty miles away.
dry up
idiomWhen a supply, source, or flow of something stops completely and is no longer available — used for money, opportunities, information, help, or other resources.
枯竭；中斷
After the scandal, donations to the charity dried up almost overnight.
Wei's freelance work dried up when the economy slowed down and companies stopped hiring outside help.