dry off

拭いて乾かす

人や物についた水を、タオルなどで拭き取って乾かす。

やさしい英語で： To remove water from someone or something, often with a towel.

• Dry off your hands.
• He dried himself off after swimming.
• Can you dry the dog off before it comes inside?

使い方： dry someone/something off (She dried the dog off with a towel.)

類義語： dry, towel dry

反対語： wet

よく使う表現： dry off someone, dry off something, dry yourself off

乾く

ぬれていた人や物の水分がなくなり、乾いた状態になる。

やさしい英語で： To become dry after being wet.

• My clothes will dry off soon.
• We dried off in the sun after swimming.
• Let the seats dry off before you sit down.

類義語： dry

よく使う表現： dry off outside, dry off naturally

乾乳させる

牛の出産前に、一定期間搾乳をやめる。

やさしい英語で： To stop milking a cow for a period before it gives birth.

• The farmer dried off the cow.
• These cows must be dried off before they give birth.
• When do you dry off pregnant cows?

使い方： dry a cow off (We dry each cow off several weeks before calving.)

よく使う表現： dry off cows, dry off something