汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 乾巴巴
乾巴巴 (干巴巴)
dry / parched / dull / insipid
(~的)①干燥(含厌恶意)过去~的红土地带,如今变成了米粮川。②(语言文字)内容不生动,不丰富文章写得~的,读着引不起兴趣。
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这个煮土豆干巴巴的。

The boiled potato was mealy.

通过例证使干巴巴的论点充实起来。

Examples were used to flesh out the skeleton of the argument.

这些干巴巴的数字似乎是那些预算核算的呆子才会关注的。

These may seem like dry Numbers, mostly of concern to budget wonks.

果然,我在检查时发现有两株山茶花干巴巴的,一点水也没有。

And sure enough, when I checked, I found that two of the camellias were bone dry.

因此,理清我们关于艺术的概念,不仅仅是一桩干巴巴的掉书袋的事情。

Thus, clarifying our concept of art is not merely a matter of dry, academic book-keeping.

本·威瑟斯塔夫的老脸皱了起来,露出干巴巴的笑容。

Ben Weatherstaff's face twisted itself in a dry old smile.

他把铁锹掷回沟底,她蹬着干巴巴的脚掌,转身走了。

As he slams the spade back into the base of the trough, she turns away on the dry sole of her foot.

在编辑的见解和通讯社电讯稿干巴巴的声明之间是一片一无所有的空虚。

Between the opinions of the editor and the bare statements of wire services there is nothing.