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干枯
gān kū
Meaning
- withered; shriveled; dried-up
Definition
干涸；枯萎；失去水分或养分而变得干燥、萎缩。
Dry, withered, or shriveled due to loss of moisture or nutrients.
Usage
常用来形容植物因缺水而枯萎，或河流、土地因干旱而干涸，也可比喻情感、灵感等的枯竭。
Often used to describe plants withering due to lack of water, or rivers and land becoming dry due to drought; also metaphorically for exhaustion of emotions, inspiration, etc.
Examples
- 1 夏天久旱，田里的庄稼都干枯了。(After a long summer drought, the crops in the fields have withered.)
- 2 这条小河在旱季完全干枯了。(This small river is completely dry during the dry season.)
- 3 他的创作灵感已经干枯，无法写出新的作品。(His creative inspiration has dried up, and he cannot write new works.)
- 4 老人的皮肤像干枯的树皮一样粗糙。(The old man's skin is as rough as dry tree bark.)
- 5 干枯的落叶在风中沙沙作响。(The dry fallen leaves rustle in the wind.)
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