We collected dry sticks to start a fire.

我们捡了些枯枝生起火来。

《牛津词典》

He weighed the pot, the dry soil and the tree at the start of his test.

在测试开始时，他称了罐子、干土和树木的重量。

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A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may catch [start] a fire.

在干燥的天气里将点燃的香烟扔在树林里容易失火。

《新英汉大辞典》

The BBC Weather Centre said most places would have a quiet night with a dry start to Friday.

BBC: Tewkesbury Rugby Football Club, 26 July 2007

More than a metre of rainfall was recorded at Guernsey's airport during 2012, despite an exceptionally dry start to the year.

BBC: Channel Islands' wet weather 'demoralising for farmers'

They announced a truce the other day and the ink's hardly dry before they start shooting.

NPR: Gaza Cease-Fire Disrupted by Gun Battle