trickle

英 [ˈtrɪkl]

美 [ˈtrɪkl]

v.  (使)滴，淌，小股流淌; (使)慢慢走，缓慢移动
n.  细流; 涓流; 稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西

过去式：trickled　现在分词：trickling　复数：trickles　第三人称单数：trickles　过去分词：trickled　

TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.10055 / COCA.8863

短语用例

trickle down

• （经国家经济体制）由富人向穷人滴流
  to spread from rich to poor people through the economic system of a country
  1. Tears were trickling down her cheeks.
     眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
  2. Trickle some oil over the salad.
     往色拉上滴些油。

牛津词典

verb

• （使）滴，淌，小股流淌
  to flow, or to make sth flow, slowly in a thin stream
  1. Tears were trickling down her cheeks.
     眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
  2. Trickle some oil over the salad.
     往色拉上滴些油。
• （使）慢慢走，缓慢移动
  to go, or to make sth go, somewhere slowly or gradually
  1. People began trickling into the hall.
     人们开始缓步进入大厅。
  2. News is starting to trickle out.
     消息渐渐传了出来。

noun

• 细流；涓流
  a small amount of liquid, flowing slowly
• 稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西
  a small amount or number of sth, coming or going slowly
  1. a steady trickle of visitors
     三三两两络绎不绝的游客

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)滴;(使)淌
  When a liquidtrickles, or when youtrickleit, it flows slowly in very small amounts.
  1. A tear trickled down the old man's cheek...
     一滴眼泪沿着老人的脸颊淌了下来。
  2. Trickle water gently over the back of your baby's head...
     往婴儿的脑后部轻撩些水。
  3. The trickling stream glistened in the sunlight.
     涓涓溪流在阳光下闪闪发亮。
  4. Trickleis also a noun.
     
  5. There was not so much as a trickle of water.
     连一道细流都没有。
• VERB (小批地)慢慢移动
  When people or thingstricklein a particular direction, they move there slowly in small groups or amounts, rather than all together.
  1. Some donations are already trickling in.
     一些捐赠已经陆续到来。
  2. Trickleis also a noun.
     
  3. The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle...
     汹涌的车流现在已经变得稀稀拉拉。
  4. A trickle of refugees began to flee the country.
     难民开始三五成群地陆续逃离该国。

英英释义

noun

• flowing in drops
  1. there's a drip through the roof
  Synonym:dripdribble

verb

• run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
  1. water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
  2. reports began to dribble in
  Synonym:dribblefilter

双语例句

• A tear trickled down the old man's cheek
  一滴眼泪沿着老人的脸颊淌了下来。
• The trickle of water that joins the two could be gone completely within a few years.
  连接南北海域的涓涓细流要不了几年可能完全销声匿迹。
• The trickle became a stream.
  涓涓细流汇成了小溪。
• At first there was only a trickle of people, but soon a crowd arrived.
  开始只来零星几个人，过了没多久，来了一大群人。
• The trickling stream glistened in the sunlight.
  涓涓溪流在阳光下闪闪发亮。
• Drip irrigation; trickle irrigation: The application of water to the soil through small orifices in plastic pipelines.
  滴灌：通过塑料管道的小孔对土壤进行浇灌。
• After some time I started receiving a steady trickle of letters.
  过了一段时间，我开始不停的收到一些回信。
• She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers.
  她抓起一把沙子，让它从指缝里一点点漏下来。
• Some donations are already trickling in.
  一些捐赠已经陆续到来。
• I would trickle down on your lips.
  我滑落到你的唇上。