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

• Of course, the oil spigot is not going to run dry tomorrow. There is still coal, tar sands, heavy oil and shale gas.
  当然，石油龙头不会一夜间断流，我们还有煤炭、沥青砂、重质油和页岩气。
• They found that the well had run dry.
  他们发现那口井干涸了。
• In the end the Volga's waters will run dry.
  伏尔加河水终将干涸。
• Supply of oil can be shut off unexpectedly at any time, and in any case, the oil wells will all run dry in thirty years or so at the present rate of use.
  石油供应可能随时会被切断；不管怎样，以目前这种消费速度，只需30年左右，所有的油井都会枯竭。
• The river was beginning to run dry.
  河水开始干涸起来。
• The rivers were beginning to run dry.
  河都开始干枯了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Now, the wells have run dry, too.
  现在，这里的水井也没水了。
• Three days into production, the kitty had run dry.
  才投产3天凑集的钱就用光了。