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dry-as-dust

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

枯燥如尘,干巴巴的,枯燥无味,枯燥无味的

Definitions

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

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.