dehydrate
v
1 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
remove water or moisture from (esp food, to preserve it) 从(尤指食物)中去掉水分或潮气(以便保存); 脱水
dehydrated vegetables, eggs, milk, eg in powdered form 脱水蔬菜、 蛋、 牛奶(如呈粉末状).
2 [I] (of the body, tissues, etc) lose water or moisture (指身体、 组织等)脱水, 失水
Her body had dehydrated dangerously with the heat. 她因受酷热身体脱水, 情况危殆.
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.