Adjective:
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless;a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata
a desiccate romance
a prissy and emotionless creature…settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery
Verb:
preserve by removing all water and liquids from;carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
remove water from;All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
lose water or moisture;In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly
近义词 parch烘dry干的shrink收缩arid干燥的dehydrate脱水dry out使干透exsiccate使干燥dry up使干涸wither枯萎，干枯desiccated干燥的shrivel使枯萎
Global warming upsets the world's water cycle, increases the burden of pests, desiccates soil and reduces yields.
全球变暖打乱了全球的水循环，增加了害虫的负担，改变土壤看，减少产量。 ecocn