dry

乾いた、乾燥した

表面にも中にも、水やほかの液体がない。

やさしい英語で： Without water or other liquid on or in it.

• My clothes are dry now.
• The soil stayed dry all summer.
• Keep the bread covered so it does not become dry.

反対語： wet, moist

よく使う表現： dry clothes, dry skin, keep something dry, a dry towel

無水の

ほかの液体があっても、水は含まれていない。

やさしい英語で： Containing no water, even if another liquid is present.

• The reaction requires dry alcohol.
• Keep the dry solvent in a sealed bottle.
• Water in the sample means it is no longer dry.

類義語： anhydrous, water-free

よく使う表現： dry alcohol, dry solvent, dry ethanol

雨の当たらない場所、乾いた場所

雨が当たらない場所、または雨の少ない場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where rain cannot reach you, or where there is little rain.

• Come and sit in the dry.
• We moved into the dry when the rain started.
• The porch kept our bags in the dry.

類義語： shelter

よく使う表現： in the dry, into the dry

乾燥

物から水分を取り除く作業。機械を使うことが多い。

やさしい英語で： An occasion when water is removed from something, often using a machine.

• These towels need another dry.
• Give the clothes a quick dry before packing them.
• The wash and dry took two hours.

類義語： drying

よく使う表現： another dry, a quick dry, wash and dry

乾く、乾かす

水気が減る。また、物の水気を減らす。

やさしい英語で： To become less wet, or make something less wet.

• Leave the clothes to dry.
• The paint dried overnight.
• Can you dry my hair?

類義語： dehydrate, desiccate

反対語： wet, moisten

よく使う表現： dry your hands, dry in sunlight, dry something naturally, dry your eyes

使い果たす、枯渇させる

蓄えや資源をすべて使い、何も残らないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To use up a supply completely so that nothing remains.

• The drought dried the well.
• Months of heat dried the village's water supply.
• Heavy pumping had dried every nearby spring.

類義語： exhaust, deplete

反対語： replenish

よく使う表現： dry a well, dry the supply