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

• To harvest oil and gas profitably from the North Sea, it must focus on the exploitation of small reserves as the big wells run dry.
  随着大型油井的枯竭，要想从北海的石油和天然气开采中盈利，必须着力于开采小储量的油井。
• 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？
• 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。
• Is my timing that flawed, have our feelings run dry?
  时光充满瑕疵，我们的情感变的枯燥无味？
• 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 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。
• 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。
• In the end the Volga's waters will run dry.
  伏尔加河水终将干涸。
• Streams had run dry for the first time in memory.
  记忆中，小溪第一次干涸了。
• 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。