dry as a bone

dry as a bone的音标是[draɪ ɪz ə bɪʌɪ]，基本翻译是“像一根骨头一样干”，速记技巧是“dry”表示“干燥”，“as”表示“像”，“a”表示“一”。

dry as a bone的英文词源为：

dry：形容词，干的，口渴的

as：作为

a：一个

bone：骨头

dry as a bone的意思是“非常干”，因为骨头是干的，所以非常口渴。

变化形式：形容词比较级：drier，最高级：driest。

相关单词：

1. boneless：无骨的

2. dryer：烘干机

3. dehydrate：脱水

4. desiccate：使干燥

5. bone：骨头

6. dry season：旱季

7. bone meal：骨粉

8. bone broth：骨头汤

9. boneless pizza：无骨比萨饼

10. dry food：干粮。

以上这些单词都与“dry”这个形容词有直接或间接的关系，表示干燥、无水分等含义。其中，dry as a bone这个短语在口语和俚语中广泛使用，用来形容食物或人非常干渴或非常干燥的状态。

常用短语：

1. dry up

2. as dry as a bone

3. bone dry

4. bone-dry

5. bone dry (as)

6. bone-dry (as)

7. bone-dry to the touch

双语例句：

1. The deserted fields are as dry as a bone, waiting for rain.

2. After a long drought, the river bed is as dry as a bone.

3. The patient is dry as a bone from lack of moisture.

4. The desert is bone dry and prone to wildfires.

5. The land is bone-dry and needs rain to replenish its moisture.

6. The sun baked the ground dry as a bone.

7. The drought has left the land bone-dry and farmers are struggling to cope.

英文小作文：

Dry As A Bone

The desert is a harsh and unforgiving place, dry as a bone and devoid of any life. It is a place where water is a rare commodity and life is constantly striving for it. The sun beats down relentlessly, sucking up every last drop of moisture from the ground and leaving behind a barren wasteland.

The wind whistles through the empty dunes, carrying with it the scent of death and desolation. It howls in the night, a haunting melody that seems to echo in the soul, reminding us of our fleeting existence here on earth. But despite its bleakness, the desert still manages to captivate the imagination of people from all over the world. Its beauty lies in its starkness, in its ability to strip life down to its bare essentials and show us what really matters.

As we gaze at the empty expanse of sand, we are reminded of our own mortality and the fleeting nature of our existence here on earth. It forces us to appreciate every moment, to live life to the fullest and to never take anything for granted. For in the desert, there is no room for half measures or second best. You are either alive or you are dead, nothing in between. The same can be said for us humans; we must either live life to the fullest or else we will regret it all too soon.