乾gon1燥cou3

English

1. (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
2. dry; arid; low humidity
3. (of skin, mouth etc) dry
4. (fig.) dull; dry; boring
5. (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 缺乏水份；濕度低

Examples

• 已經成個星期冇落雨，天氣好乾燥。

  The climate is very dry as it has not been raining for a week.

• 喉嚨同鼻嘅粘膜因為空氣乾燥而痛，令感冒病毒更容易進入。重要嘅係要用暖氣設備嚟防止寒冷，同埋用加濕器嚟防止乾燥。

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 这是片干燥地区，几乎是一片荒漠。

  It is an arid region, almost a desert.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 这里的夏天很潮湿，另外，冬天很干燥。

  It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 寒冷乾燥，燦爛的陽光，多麼美麗的冬日天氣!

  Cold and dry, splendid sunshine, what beautiful winter weather!

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 蟬破土而出後，會蛻皮，等待身體乾燥變硬，然後飛到樹頂覓食和尋找配偶，牠們通過發出響亮的蟬鳴來尋找配偶。

  Once out of the ground, the cicadas molt and wait for their bodies to dry and harden, then they fly to the tops of trees where they feed and look for a mate, which they do by making a loud buzz.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY