Greenfly can literally suck a plant dry.

蚜虫的确能把一株植物吸干。

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Can I hang it out to dry?

可以挂到外面晾干吗？

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I'll wash and you can dry up.

我洗盘子，你可以擦干。

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They have been using conventional breeding methods to develop and test soybeans that can grow well under dry conditions.

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You've got to pretty much take that chalk, and make a slurry out of it, put water, and dry it back up, put in a mold, and then you can have the chalk again, but you can't just glue it back together.

你得尽可能地收集它的碎片，把它做成粉浆，加水然后风干，放进模具，然后你就能重新得到这支粉笔，但是你不能简单地把它粘起来。

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We can kind of freeze dry this thing and store it and then bring it back to life more or less exactly as the composer had intended.

我们相当于把这件作品干燥冷藏起来,并能够还原作品,比较精确地吻合作曲家的原意

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The Federation Aviation Authority limits how much dry ice can be on a plane because it releases carbon dioxide (too much can harm passengers and crew).

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Having relatively dry eyes can make contact lens removal difficult, so try to keep your eyes lubricated, especially around the time you plan to take the lenses out.

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Over a period of years, dry AMD can progress to a gradual deterioration of retinal cells, which can result in severe vision loss or lead to the wet version of AMD.

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