dry (someone/something) off

Related to word: dry

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. to remove moisture from someone or something, or to cause them to become dry, particularly on the surface

    使其干燥;弄干净(尤指表面)

    • After swimming, she dried her daughter off with a towel.

      游泳后,她用毛巾擦干她的女儿。

    • In the heavy rain, we had to dry ourselves off with our clothes.

      在大雨中,我们不得不用衣服擦干自己。

    • Pour out the water from the kettle and then dry it off with a cloth.

      把水壶里的水倒出来,然后用布擦干。