dried-up
/ˈdrīd-ˌəp ˌdrīd-ˈəp/ (ame, mw)
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。
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。
- 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).