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 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。
• 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？
• The mountain spring has run dry.
  这眼山泉干涸了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• And, the grease that keeps the wheels turning has virtually run dry.
  使车轮保持运转的润滑油实际上已然耗尽。
• 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。
• Now, the wells have run dry, too.
  现在，这里的水井也没水了。