dried
dried — verb
1. the form of the verb dry used in the simple past and as a past participle
the form of the verb dry used in the simple past and as a past participle
Marco dried his hands on a clean kitchen towel before opening the oven.
transitive: dried + object (clothes, hands, dishes)
Élise hung her swimsuit on the line and it dried in just two hours.
intransitive: something dried (no direct object)
The mechanic dried the engine parts with a cloth to look for cracks.
Amani has already dried the sheets and folded them neatly in the cupboard.
Christopher dried the wet paintbrush by pressing it against the rim of the jar.
文法句型
dry + object (causative)
dry (intransitive)
用法筆記
As the past tense, 'dried' describes a completed action in the past. As a past participle, it combines with 'have/has/had' for perfect tenses, and with 'be/get' for passive structures such as 'The clothes were dried in the sun'.
常見錯誤
dried — adjective
1. describes food, fruit, herbs, or other plants whose moisture has been removed so
describes food, fruit, herbs, or other plants whose moisture has been removed so that they keep for a long time without spoiling
Amani packed dried mangoes and nuts for her hiking trip in the mountains.
collocation: dried + fruit / nuts
The soup uses dried mushrooms, which need to be soaked in warm water first.
collocation: dried + mushrooms / herbs
Indra added a handful of dried cranberries to the oatmeal for extra sweetness.
Dried herbs like oregano and basil keep their flavor for months in a sealed jar.
In winter, Beatriz relies on dried beans and lentils from the pantry for her cooking.
- dehydrated
more technical or scientific term for food that has had water removed, often through a mechanical process
- preserved
broader term that includes other methods like salting or pickling, not just drying
- fresh
describes food still containing its natural moisture
文法句型
dried + food noun
dried + plant noun
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used before a noun (attributive). Dried foods typically need to be rehydrated — soaked in water — before cooking or eating. This contrasts with 'fresh', which means the food still contains its natural moisture.
常見錯誤
2. no longer containing water or any other liquid on the surface or inside; complet
no longer containing water or any other liquid on the surface or inside; completely free of moisture after being wet
After two hours in the sun, Élise's wet clothes were finally dried and warm.
passive: be + dried (state achieved)
The paint on the wooden bench was dried, so the children sat on it again.
Sora checked the cement in the garden and found it dried and hard.
Marco hung his towel on the balcony until it was completely dried by the wind.
The riverbed was dried after three months without any rainfall in the region.
- dry
more common for simple state; 'dried' emphasises that something was wet before and is now dry
文法句型
be + dried
get + dried
become + dried
用法筆記
In this sense 'dried' describes a resulting state. Unlike sense 1 (dried food), it is often used predicatively (after 'be', 'get', 'become') and can describe clothes, paint, cement, ground, or any surface that was previously wet.