come up dry

(N. Amer.)be unsuccessful

(北美)不成功，失敗

experiments have so far come up dry.

到目前為止，實驗仍未成功。

(as) dry as a bone

extremely dry

極干燥的

(as) dry as dust

extremely dry

極干燥的

there wasn't a dry eye (in the house)

(with reference to a play, film, or similar event) everyone in the audience was moved to tears

（觀看戲劇、電影等）觀眾沒有不掉眼淚的

dry out

(informal)overcome alcoholism

(非正式)戒酒

he intends to dry out and get his life back together again.

他想要戒酒，并再次恢復有條有理的生活。

dry out 【非正式用語】

To undergo a cure for alcoholism.

接受戒酒治療

dry up

To make or become unproductive, especially to do so gradually.

使…失去生產力，尤指逐漸地

&I{Informal} To stop talking.

【非正式用語】 停止講話