drip-dry
drip-dry — 形容詞
1. Describing clothing made from fabrics that dry flat and wrinkle-free when hung o
免燙的
布料掛乾後不需熨燙的
Describing clothing made from fabrics that dry flat and wrinkle-free when hung on a line or hanger straight after washing, without needing to be ironed.
The hiker packed only drip-dry shirts for her two-week trek through the mountains.
那位登山客只帶了免燙襯衫，準備進行為期兩週的山區健行。
drip-dry + noun (shirts) describing a type of clothing
Most of the summer-camp clothes for children are drip-dry, which makes packing much easier.
兒童夏令營的衣服多半是免燙材質，打包起來輕鬆許多。
be + drip-dry in predicative position
The shop near the station sells drip-dry trousers that look just as good as regular ones.
車站附近那家店賣的免燙長褲，外觀和一般長褲一樣好看。
My aunt buys drip-dry fabrics for the guest room because they save time on ironing.
我阿姨為客房添購免燙布料，因為可以省下熨燙的時間。
Drip-dry uniforms are popular in hospitals since they stay neat with very little care.
免燙制服在醫院很受歡迎，因為不需什麼打理就能保持整潔。
drip-dry + noun (uniforms) in institutional contexts
- drip-dry fabric
- drip-dry shirt
- drip-dry trousers
- drip-dry uniform
- wash-and-wear
more common in American English; implies the garment also survives machine drying without ironing
- non-iron
a modern marketing term for shirts that need no ironing regardless of drying method
- easy-care
the broadest term, covering any fabric that needs less maintenance than traditional cotton or linen
- wrinkle-prone
describes fabrics like linen that crease easily and need ironing
文法句型
drip-dry + noun (shirt / trousers / fabric)
be + drip-dry
drip-dry — 動詞
- drip-drypresent simple I / you / we / they
- drip-dries3rd person singular
- drip-drying-ing form
- drip-driedpast simple
1. To hang a wet piece of clothing on a line or a hanger so that it becomes dry and
晾乾
把濕衣物掛起來晾乾
To hang a wet piece of clothing on a line or a hanger so that it becomes dry and stays smooth, without using a machine or an iron.
Mei washed her silk blouse and hung it on the shower rail to drip-dry overnight.
Mei 洗了她的絲質上衣，掛在浴簾桿上晾乾過夜。
leave + object + to drip-dry (intransitive pattern)
The label on the sweater says to drip-dry it rather than put it in the tumble dryer.
毛衣上的標籤說明指示要將它晾乾，不要放進烘衣機。
drip-dry + object (transitive pattern)
Liam drip-dries his running vests in the bathroom because the garden has no washing line.
Liam 在浴室裡晾乾他的運動背心，因為花園沒有曬衣繩。
third-person singular: drip-dries
Maya drip-dries her wool sweaters on a drying rack and they keep their shape beautifully.
Maya 把羊毛衫放在晾衣架上晾乾，形狀都保持得很好。
The campers washed their socks in the stream and left them to drip-dry on a branch.
露營者在溪邊洗了襪子，把它們掛在樹枝上晾乾。
- drip-dry a shirt
- drip-dry a sweater
- leave clothes to drip-dry
- hang to dry
more general; does not imply the wrinkle-free property of drip-dry fabrics
- air-dry
broader in meaning; can refer to drying by air in any position, not necessarily hanging
- tumble-dry
to dry clothes in a machine; opposite method to hanging wet
文法句型
drip-dry + object (transitive)
leave + object + to drip-dry (intransitive)
用法筆記
Frequently found in the pattern 'leave + object + to drip-dry' (e.g., 'leave the shirt to drip-dry'). The past tense and past participle form is drip-dried.
常見錯誤
同根字
- drip-dried形容詞B2
- drip-drying名詞B2