词汇 | bone dry |
释义 | bone dry idiom 干透的 completely dry bone-dry adjective (also bone dry) uk/ˌbəʊnˈdraɪ/ us/ˌboʊnˈdraɪ/ (NO WATER) 极干燥的;干透的; very dry, with no water or liquid in, on, or around it My boots kept my feet bone-dry even after a long walk through deep snow. 即使在深雪中走了很长一段路,我的靴子也能让我的脚保持干爽。 The turkey was overcooked and bone dry. 火鸡煮得太久,肉都干了。 Bone-dry twigs on the ground cracked under our feet. 地上干透了的树枝在我们脚下噼啪作响。 长期无雨干旱 with no rain at all for a long period of time It rained in some areas last night, but much of the region has been bone dry since last Monday. 昨晚一些地区下了雨,但自上周一以来,该地大部分地区都非常干燥。 Gusting winds and bone-dry conditions pose the risk of forest fires. 阵风和极度干燥的天气有引发森林火灾的风险。
(HUMOUR) approving机智幽默的 very funny in a way that is clever and not obvious Our host was a pleasure to talk to — a master storyteller with a bone-dry wit. 与我们的主人交谈是十分愉快的,他是一位讲故事大师,谈吐又透着机敏。 Her sense of humour is wonderful but bone-dry, so some people don't get it. 她的幽默感很棒,但透着机智,所以有些人不明就里。
(SERIOUS) 严谨得乏味 very serious and perhaps not very interesting The scientific conference was an unusual mix of bone-dry statistics and high drama. 这次科学会议是干巴巴的统计数据和戏剧性高潮的不寻常结合。 Don't expect bone-dry, academic literature from these writers. 不要指望这些作家会写出严谨乏味的学术文献。
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