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dry as dust

/drahy-uhz-duhst/US // ˈdraɪ əzˈdʌst //

干枯如尘,干燥如尘,干枯如尘埃,干瘪如尘

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : dull and boring: a dry-as-dust biography.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inarid
Synonyms
barren不毛之地,贫瘠,贫瘠的,荒芜的bone-dry骨干,骨干的,干透了的,干枯的desert沙漠,荒漠,沙漠化,荒废dusty尘土飞扬,尘土飞扬的,尘封的,满身尘土parched干巴巴的,干渴,枯燥的,干渴的dry as a bone干巴巴的,枯燥无味,枯燥无力,枯燥无味的moistureless无水分,没有水分,不含水分,无水分的thirsty口渴的,口渴,渴了,口渴了waterless无水,无水的,无水化,不含水
as inparched
Synonyms
arid旱地,旱灾,旱区,旱季scorched烧焦了,烧焦的,被烧焦的,烧焦thirsty口渴的,口渴,渴了,口渴了withered凋零,凋谢,枯萎,枯萎的burned烧毁的,被烧毁的,烧伤的,被烧伤的dehydrated脱水,脱水的,脱水型,无水shriveled干瘪的,萎缩的,干瘪,萎缩cotton-mouthdried out干瘪的,干涸的,干瘪,干枯的dried up枯竭了,枯竭了的,枯竭,枯竭的waterless无水,无水的,无水化,不含水
as inthirsty
Synonyms
anxious焦急的,焦虑的,焦虑不安,焦虑dehydrated脱水,脱水的,脱水型,无水eager渴望,急于求成,急于,急于求成的greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人hungry饥饿,饿了,饥饿的,饥肠辘辘impatient急于求成,急躁,耐心,急于求成的人inclined倾斜的,倾向于,倾斜,倾向性keen敏锐的,热情的,敏锐,热切的parched干巴巴的,干渴,枯燥的,干渴的agog激动人心,激动人心的,激动不已,激动appetent食欲旺盛,食欲,开胃,开胃菜ardent热心,热心的,热情的,热烈的arid旱地,旱灾,旱区,旱季athirst渴求,渴望,渴了,饥渴avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心bone-dry骨干,骨干的,干透了的,干枯的breathless气喘吁吁,气喘吁吁的,喘不过气来,喘不过气来的burning燃烧,燃烧的,焚烧,灼烧cottonmouthed棉花嘴,棉口的,棉口,棉嘴的craving渴望,欲望,愿望,瘾头crazy for为之疯狂的是,为之疯狂的,疯疯癫癫地喜欢上了droughty干旱的,旱灾,干旱,旱情dying for垂死挣扎,为之而死,垂死挣扎的,为之牺牲的hankering渴望,欲望,想法,想要的东西itching for痒痒的,渴望,渴望着,痒痒juiceless无汁,无汁的,无果汁,无果汁的longing憧憬,渴望,欲望,思念lusting淫欲,色欲,色色的,淫欲性partial to部分为,局部到,局部地区为,局部地区sapless无汁液,无汁的,无汁,无汁无味thirsting渴求,口渴,饥渴,饥渴的waterless无水,无水的,无水化,不含水wild for荒野的地方,荒野之城yearning渴望,眷恋,欲望,思念

Examples

  • Estee Lauder has not crumbled to dust because the perfect brown face of Joan Smalls represents it.

  • My understanding was that according to most Christian beliefs, being trans or gay was a sin, cut and dry.

  • Fold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.

  • Allow beans to cool completely then remove to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.

  • Even when he opens up, the sentences are wooden, the scenes sucked dry of emotion.

  • The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.

  • But Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.

  • Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.

  • The smoke from her kitchen fire rose white as she put in dry sumac to give it a start.

  • In the aperture of the window, amid piles of paper, stood a rickety old table, covered with dust.

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