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

• 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。
• Streams had run dry for the first time in memory.
  记忆中，小溪第一次干涸了。
• The rivers were beginning to run dry.
  河都开始干枯了。
• 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。
• In the end the Volga's waters will run dry.
  伏尔加河水终将干涸。
• Three days into production, the kitty had run dry.
  才投产3天凑集的钱就用光了。
• 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。
• Now, the wells have run dry, too.
  现在，这里的水井也没水了。
• 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。
• Don't worry. I know when the keg's run dry.
  别担心，我知道水桶总是会干的。