run dry

英 [rʌn draɪ]

美 [rʌn draɪ]

(信息或金钱的来源)枯竭，用完

化学

英英释义

verb

• become empty of water
  1. The river runs dry in the summer
  Synonym:dry out

双语例句

• The mountain spring has run dry.
  这眼山泉干涸了。
• Supply of oil can be shut off unexpectedly at any time, and in any case, the oil wells will all run dry in thirty years or so at the present rate of use.
  石油供应可能随时会被切断；不管怎样，以目前这种消费速度，只需30年左右，所有的油井都会枯竭。
• I stopped for gas again at the next opportunity, almost fanatical in my intent to NOT run dry again.
  我停下来的天然气再次在下次有机会，我几乎狂热的意图无法运行干一次。
• The river was beginning to run dry.
  河水开始干涸起来。
• How do you manage to come up with innovative ideas when your well has run dry?
  在创意之井枯竭的时候，怎样想出有创意的点子？
• Groupon is burning through cash so quickly that, without new financing, it will run dry come autumn.
  由于烧钱速度太快，因此如果没有新的资本补充，到今年秋季Groupon将用完所有现金。
• Most cows run dry in about ten months.
  大多数母牛过了10个月左右就出奶了。
• A cog must have slipped or an oil-cup run dry, for the postman brought him one morning a short, thin envelope.
  大概是一个齿轮打了滑，或是油杯没了油吧，总之有天早上邮递员给他送来了一个薄薄的短信封。
• Every time you see this well run dry, come over here and prime her again.
  每次你一看她快被榨干了，就会过来，给她加满油。
• The river has run dry.
  河枯了。