dry spell

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A drawn-out period where the weather has been dry, for an abnormally long time; shorter and not as severe as a drought.
    — Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell / Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
  2. A period or time where there is little activity, productivity, low income etc. figuratively
    — The first type is of course the dry spell when you can't think of any ideas. The second type is when kids just have a dry spell in writing.
  3. A period of time without sexual intercourse. figuratively
    — There's no telling when the serial dating bug can strike. You may be just getting out of a serious relationship, marriage, or long dry spell. But one thing's for certain: when it does it can become a really hard habit to break.

词形变化

dry spells plural

词源

Originated around 1885–1890, from dry + spell (“a period of time”). Compare cold spell.
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