| 词汇 | trickle |
| 释义 | trickle verb[ I ] uk /ˈtrɪk.əl/ us /ˈtrɪk.əl/ trickleverb[I] (LIQUID)trickle down, from, out of, etc. something If liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly and without force in a thin line: 从…向下滴（或淌） Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth.血从他的嘴角滴了下来。 trickleverb[I] (SMALL NUMBER)trickle in, out, back, etc. to arrive or move somewhere slowly and gradually, in small numbers: 缓慢而零星地进入／离开／返回（等等） Gradually people trickled back into the theatre for the second half.渐渐地，人们开始三三两两地回到剧院看下半场。 trickle noun uk /ˈtrɪk.əl/ us /ˈtrɪk.əl/ tricklenoun (SMALL NUMBER)[ S ] a very small number of people or things arriving or leaving somewhere: 三三两两，零星 We usually only get a trickle of customers in the mornings.早上我们店里通常只有零星的顾客。 Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a noseidiom clipping crumb dab of something dash dollop grain ort paring peewee pinch potsherd skinny spark tad thimbleful tidbit tiddler titbit trace tricklenoun (LIQUID)[ C ] a small amount of liquid that is flowing slowly in a thin line: 从…向下滴（或淌） A trickle of melted butter made its way down his chin.一滴融化了的黄油顺着他的下巴向下滑。 Synonyms dribble(SLOW FLOW) drip(LIQUID) flow(MOVEMENT) rivuletliterary stream(CONTINUOUS FLOW) Movement of liquids backsplash be dripping with somethingidiom brim brim over brim with something drip funnel leakage pour pour-over reinject reinjection respray ripple spate staunch stem swash swill swirl trickle | American Dictionarytrickle verb[ I ] us/ˈtrɪk·əl/ (of liquid) to flow slowly and without force: Blood trickled from a cut in his forehead. To trickle is also to happen gradually and in small numbers: After the hurricane, all the telephones were out, and it was some time before reports of damage began to trickle in. trickle noun[ C ] us/ˈtrɪk·əl/ a slow flow of something, or a small number of people or things arriving or leaving somewhere: A trickle of sweat ran down his chest. Only a trickle (= small amount) of goods reached the village. trickle | Business Englishtrickle verb[ I ] uk /ˈtrɪkl/us to arrive or move somewhere slowly or gradually: trickle backForeign capital has been trickling back, as investors seek higher returns than they can find at home. trickle inCustomers trickled in throughout the afternoon. trickle outDetails have begun to trickle out since the deal was struck Monday night. Phrasal verbtrickle down (to sb/sth) trickle noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /ˈtrɪkl/us a very small number of people or things: a slow/steady trickle of sthThroughout the day there was a steady trickle of customers. be reduced/dwindle/slow to a trickleTrading has slowed to a trickle. Examples of trickletrickle The journal vividly portrays the sense of uncertainty that enveloped the city as news of a^airs around its perimeters trickled in. Participants trickled in, eight all told. Relatively little of such payments trickles down to the intended beneficiaries. The greatest problem is that money for the schemes trickles out too slowly to cope with the scale of the problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If money is put into a community—whether it is given to a landowner or anyone else—that money trickles down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, the policy is trickling along in bottom gear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt when railway facilities exist people will start trickling down into it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it yet trickles like water in some areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not those practical examples illustrate how wealth has trickled up from the general economy to retired people? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no doubt that some of that money trickles down to the poor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The young people are gradually trickling away from the district, seeking work elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Money that trickles back to the industry in that way has to filter through a very clever piece of mechanism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is something structurally wrong with a system that pays so much subsidy, yet so little trickles through to the producer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that these small disparate trickles of protest might shortly well become a sweeping flood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of them feel the need to spend that wealth, and the wealth trickles down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of trickle These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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