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

• I will love you to the time of the seas run dry and the rocks crumble.
  我将爱你直到海枯石烂。河上有一座破烂不堪的、古老的、灰色的小石桥。
• The nuclear pipeline is now likely to run dry in most countries.
  大多数国家核电站的管线设备目前很可能会弃置不用。
• 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。
• The pen has run dry three times in writing a short address.
  在写这么短的地址之时，笔尖上的墨水就干了三次。
• Of course, the oil spigot is not going to run dry tomorrow. There is still coal, tar sands, heavy oil and shale gas.
  当然，石油龙头不会一夜间断流，我们还有煤炭、沥青砂、重质油和页岩气。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't worry. I know when the keg's run dry.
  别担心，我知道水桶总是会干的。
• The river has run dry.
  河枯了。
• The spring has run dry.
  这眼泉干涸了。