drying up

基本解釋

The cereals should be stacked when drying up.
谷物應(yīng)在徹底干透后再堆起。
"[This recent drought] was the worst thing that had ever happened to us, " said Alima, 24. "The whole land is drying up.
“（最近的這次干旱）是我們遇過(guò)的最壞的事情，”24歲的阿里瑪說(shuō)，“所有的土地都干了。
The drying up of old grazing lands, once shared by Arab herders and African farmers, is one of the things that pushed Sudan's west into chaos and misery.
昔日為阿拉伯牧人與非洲畜牧者所共享的傳統(tǒng)牧地正處于枯竭狀態(tài)，這是導(dǎo)致蘇丹西部陷于混亂和悲慘之境的一個(gè)原因。

Rivers are drying up, grazing land for cattle is scarce, and the dry soil is hard to farm.
And although known oil supplies are drying up, Yemen has begun exporting liquefied natural gas.
Look at our lakes, they are drying up. Look at our rivers, they are drying up.' And I think,by extension, the same with other African countries.

When Dollar General held its ground it was a sign the selling pressure was drying up.
FORBES: What's the Trade? DG Long

When you do the drying up, you dry things such as plates, pans, knives, and cups after they have been washed.