run dry

• 指不再有储备或来源，尤其是水、金钱或资源；完全耗尽、枯竭。

To no longer have any supply or source of something, especially water, money, or resources; to become completely depleted.

1. No longer availableB2informal

   To become completely used up or exhausted, often referring to resources, money, or supplies.

   耗尽

   • The well ran dry after months of drought.
   • Our funds have run dry, so we cannot continue the project.
   • His creativity seemed to run dry after the first book.

2. Stop flowingB1formal

   To cease to flow, as in a river, stream, or tap.

   干涸

   • The river ran dry during the summer heatwave.
   • The tap ran dry after the water main broke.
   • The spring ran dry after the earthquake.