The book was as dry as dust.

这本书枯燥无味。

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On the whole, however, Kroll and MacIsaac have presented an interesting and readable book discussing what would otherwise be a very dry topic — software development process and practice improvement.

但是总体来说，Kroll和MacIsaac呈现出了一本有趣并且易读的书，这本书探讨了本应很枯燥的话题-软件开发过程与实践改进。

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I looked stunning and Talia gave me a comic book to read to wait for it to dry so she could wash my hair.

我被惊呆了，塔莉亚给了我一本漫画书打发等待头发变干的时间，然后她才可以清洗我的头发。

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She kept asking the admin to pick up dry cleaning, book personal travel and call her babysitter.

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Always an astute self-publicist, Mr Irving has seen his livelihood from book publishing dry up, and he is now banned from several countries for his pro-Nazi views.

ECONOMIST: Libel

For those who heeded my advice to raise cash and book profits, you have some powder dry and ready.

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