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drum ming /'drAmir)/ noun [u, sing.] 1 the act of playing a
drum; the sound of a drum being played |£; sfcr 2 a continuous sound
or feeling like the beats of adrumi£tM««^;
:
the steady drumming of the rain on the tin
roof M
.drum *n* 'bass noun = drum and bass 'drum pad noun an electronic musical
instrument that makes the sounds of drums when you hit it with a special stick ( 77 Tfl )
drum-stick /'drAmstik/ noun 1 a stick used for
playing a drum —picture c> page R8 2 the lower part of the
leg of a chicken or other bird that is cooked and eaten as food ) MTi£; TS*I ( skM® )
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7: a chicken/turkey drumstick X®, / AX$iMTS drunk 0-w /drAQk/ oaf/., noun — see also drink v.
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adj. 1 [not usually before noun] having drunk so much
alcohol that it is impossible to think or speak clearly
( M ) ; she was too drunk to remember
anything
about the party. fffenlj#g£UA@T
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% T o 0 His only way of dealing with his problems was to go out and
get drunk.
7
A 0 They
got drunk on vodka. #71
# ]jfl M iS] 7 o 0 Police
arrested him for being drunk and disorderly (= violent or noisy in a
public place because of being drunk). #08?MMi:?n£$WAjiMo
pm sober 2 ~ with sth (format) in a great state
of excitement because of a particular emotion or situation P&Jg?; T.P;
13,13, ; ,7 7 #f UA drunk
with success
@J5£l#Mli,13,^ IT»TkT!l (as) drunk as a
'lord (BrE) (NAmE as drunk as a
'skunk) (informal) very drunk — more
at blind adv., roaring
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noun a person who is
drunk or who often gets drunk
Mit;
S8M#
drunk ard /'drArjkad; NAmE
-ard/ noun (old-fashioned) a person who gets
drunk very often M H771
ALCOHOLIC
.drunk 'driver noun (especially NAmE) = drink-driver 'drunk driving noun [U] (especially NAmE) = drinkdriving
drunk-en /'drArjkan/ adj. [only before noun] 1 drunk or often
getting drunk M &T a drunken
driver 0 She was often
beaten by her drunken
husband. MMiIfiJ@BM3t:Alft#fTo 2 showing the
effects of too much alcohol; involving people who are drunk
M m 31 & ; m U (ft: He came home to find
her
in a drunken stupor.
0 a drunken brawl MMi^^ ► drunk-en-ly adv.: He staggered
drunkenly to his feet. drunk-en-ness noun [U]
.drunken 'driving noun [u] = drink-driving dry o-w /drai/ adj., verb nadj. (drier,
dri-est)
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NOT WET f 1 not wet, damp or
sticky; without water or moisture
T (ft; T'M W: Is my shirt dry yet? & M AT7®i? o Store onions in a cool dry place.
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it 0s M T 'J$5 (ft # ft o O I’m afraid this cake has turned
out very dry. „ 0 Her
mouth felt as dry as a bone (= completely
dry). Pf$lo 0 When the paint is
completely dry, apply another coat. # T )S # &
± — M 0 0
It was high
summer and the rivers were
dry
(= had no water in them). , Miff&TM 7 0 — see
also bone dry
pm WET
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LITTLE RAIN M A 2 with very little
rain T-¥
(ft; T'Mtft: weeks of hot dry weather
'J^KftA^
0 the dry season
^-7 o I hope it stays
dry for our picnic. # M Cl if^ #) fie 3>J T M 0 0 Rattlesnakes occur
in the warmer, drier parts of
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SKIN/HAIR 7 T ;
7- fi 3 without the natural
oils that makes it soft and healthy T #. #J ; ft 7jc ft (ft : a
shampoo for dry hair
COUGH
«$; 4 that does not produce
any phlegm (= the thick liquid
that forms in the nose and throat) TM: a dry hacking
cough
BREAD [fi|T2 5 eaten on its own
without any butter, jam,
etc. ft H M ( ^ It ) (ft : Breakfast consisted of
dry
bread and a cup of tea.
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WINE fj^jM 6 not sweet AStt(7(ft;
T(ft: a crisp dry
white wine 0 a dry sherry
THMM
Pm SWEET
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HUMOUR iTK 7 (approving) very
clever and expressed in a quiet way that is not obvious; often using irony
(ft; 7 T fe [tfJ; TjffTfe&T He was a man of few words
with a delightful dry sense of humour.
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WITHOUT EMOTION A'$1: 8 not showing emotion j&'tffffl;
}W<ft(ft: a dry voice
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BORING T7 9 not interesting f GEW; ^ift:
Government reports tend to make dry reading. ® jfrjfrA
o note at boring
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WITHOUT ALCOHOL ftM 10 without alcohol;
where it is
illegal to buy, sell or drink
alcohol ftM£K); iiW; fSiM^): Wie had a dry wedding
(= no alcoholic drinks were served). ?cj|] 7 — T AM $jf*L o o a
dry
county/state ^MW?P / #1
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THIRSTY 11 M 11 (informal, especially
BrE) thirsty; that makes you thirsty D)IW; 4"AP $t W: Tm a
bit dry.
0 This is dry work.
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dryly = drily dry-ness noun [U] IR71 milk/suck sb/sth
dry to
get from sb/sth all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually
giving nothing in return^-not a dry eye in the ’house (humorous) used
to say that everyone was very emotional about sth IS; : There wasn’t a dry eye in the
house when they announced
their engagement. 1M1 s.fp iT$1H A ifi il W £ M
® o run
'dry to
stop supplying water; to be all used so that none is left TM;
The wells in most villages in the region have run dry. 0 Vaccine
supplies started to run dry as
the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions.
—more
at bleed, high adj., home adv., powder n., squeeze v.
mverb (dries, dry-ing, dried, dried) to become dry; to make
sth dry ( ) ^T; ( jfT- ) #T: [V] Be
careful.
The paint hasn’t dried yet. 7 >[>
0
M M 2 iS; 7 T» . 0 You wash the dishes and I’ll dry. l£A^T0 0
[VN]
Use this towel to dry your hands, ^ % rfJ W. T T o 0 dry your hair
# T A A 0 to
dry your eyes/ tears (= stop crying) HTBSli / BSM IM .dry 'off | .dry sb/sth—off to become dry or make
sth dry ( )
3£T;
#T: We went swimming then lay in the sun to dryoff.mi^mj^, iiii«AP0Tifo owe dried our
boots off by the fire. $f]fEffl:T#t£A#:JKTo dry out | .dry sb—out (informal) to
stop drinking alcohol after you have continuously been drinking too much; to
cure sb of drinking too much alcohol ( {>£ ) $cMiii: He went to an
expensive clinic to dry out. \$&\ .dry'out | .dry sth—'out to become or to allow
sth to become dry, in a way that is not wanted ( ^ ^ T > T : Water the plant
regularly, never letting the
soil dry out. ^ # in It if.,
^ijih±MTIS7o 0 Hot sun and
cold winds can soon dry out your skin.
AHiW SAtBI&^T'Jio dry 'up 1 (of rivers, lakes,
etc.
M #) to become completely dry T M : During the drought the river dried up. T A [0], MStfftTM 7 0 2 if a supply of sth dries
up, there is gradually less of it until there is none left M 'M: As
she got older, offers of modelling work began to dry up. |$I H M
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to
suddenly stop talking because
you do not know what to say next ( P,
,dry 'up | .dry sth—'up (BrE) to dry
dishes with a towel after you have washed them M T ( B'J vA W 1%
) : I’ll wash and you can dry up. ifouflcf
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dryad /'draiaed/ noun
(in stories) a female spirit who lives in a tree ( ) #TAfllj, Wj#
.dry
'cell noun the type of cell in a
dry
battery which
contains chemicals only in solid form 77 ilk