desiccated
adj. 干的（等于 desiccate）；粉状的
v. 使干燥（desiccate 的过去式）；变干
例句
His spade hits the earth marking only a stunted notch in the desiccated soil.
他的铁锹铲下去，干硬的土地上只留下浅浅的痕迹。
The old sailor's skin has desiccated from years of being out in the sun and the wind.
由于老水手长年在外受日晒，饱经风霜，他的皮肤变干燥了。
Over the years, as Naipaul's fame grew along with his irascibility, the marriage desiccated.
多年来，当奈保尔的文学声名伴随他暴躁的性情而增长时，他的婚姻陷入困境。
