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Parch

[pɑːtʃ]

烘干

Parch意为由于高温而变得干燥

The earth in the desert is parched.

沙漠里的土地都被烤干了。

Parch也意为非常口渴，通常因为缺水而口渴

I haven't had water since this morning and I'm parched.

从早晨到现在我还没有喝水，我非常口渴。

Parch也指被轻微烤过的东西

Yesterday I tried parched corn for the first time, which is made by dry roasting corn.

我昨天第一次尝试吃用干玉米做的烤玉米。

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Wither

['wɪðə]

枯萎

有时候，wither或者它的过去式withered也可以代替dry

它的意思是枯萎，凋谢或者腐烂

通常指因此而缺水或者死亡的植物

It had been a hot week and the plants were dead and withered.

这是炎热的一周，植物都要枯死了。

After years of declining revenue the business finally withered.

多年以来，收入一直下降，这生意最后倒闭了。

Even after therapy our marriage withered.

即使是在努力协调之后，我们的婚姻还是破裂了。

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Shrivel

[ʃrɪv(ə)l]

枯萎，皱缩

Shrivel是dry的另一种表达方式

它意为由于缺水而导致皱缩

The grapes were left out in the sun, and they looked shriveled.

葡萄被放在阳光下，他们看起来都枯萎了。

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Wilt

[wɪlt]

枯萎

Wilt或者它的过去式wilted是dry的另一种表达方式，通常用来指植物

在缺水的情况下，植物会变得松软和下垂

I forgot to water my tomato plant and the leaves started to wilt.

我忘记给西红柿浇水了，它的叶子都枯萎了。

Wilt还可以意为失去能量

Despite all of his training, he wilted at the end of the match.

尽管他进行了很多训练，最后他还是筋疲力尽了。

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Wizen

['wɪz(ə)n]

枯萎，凋谢

Wizen的意思是随着年龄的增长而枯萎起皱

The old woman had wizened over time.

随着时间的流失，这个老妇人身上布满了皱纹。

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Brittle

['brɪtl]

脆弱的

Brittle意为某物很硬，但是由于它很干所以很容易被损坏

As people get older their bones become brittle.

随着年龄的增长，人们的骨头变得很脆。

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Empty

[ˈemptɪ]

空的，干的

Empty意为什么都没有

My coffee cup is empty.

我的咖啡杯是空的。

After walking on the beach I emptied my shoe.

我在沙滩上走过之后，我把鞋子倒空了。

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Vacant

['veɪk(ə)nt]

空的

Vacant意为什么都没有

没有家具，没有人住，也没有装饰

The desert looked vast and vacant.

沙漠看起来大而空旷。

The apartment was vacant.

公寓是空的。

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Arid

['ærɪd]

干的，不毛的

Arid意为一种很干旱的气候，以至于很难或者不可能种植庄稼

干旱的气候每年有10英寸甚至是更少的降雨

Much of Northern Africa has an arid climate.

北非大部分地区气候干旱。

Arid也可以指没有兴趣或者缺少激情

The years he spent in his small town were arid, and he couldn't wait to move to the big city.

他在小镇度过的岁月是无趣的，他迫不及待地搬到大城市去。

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Bake

[beɪk]

烤，烘

Bake是指用干热的温度做食物，通常是在烤箱中

We had baked chicken for dinner.

我们晚饭吃了烤鸡。