| 词汇 | dribs |
| 释义 | dribs noun[ plural ] UKuk /drɪbz/ us /drɪbz/ in dribs and drabs in small amounts, a few at a time: 一点一点地，零星地 The information has been released in dribs and drabs.这个消息是一点一点地透露出来的。 Slow and moving slowly (as) slow as molassesidiom at a snail's paceidiom by and byidiom by degreesidiom claw your way (somewhere)idiom float in ones and twosidiom inch by inchidiom infiltrate infiltration jog labour lag sluggishly sluggishness snail staged steadily struggle wander Examples of dribsdribs The work will come in dribs and drabs and most of it, particularly in the criminal sector, will be legally aided and therefore without substantial remuneration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Had we been in control of monetary policy, we would have raised interest rates sharply after the election instead of doing it in dribs and drabs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These requests can come in at varying times—all at the same time, in dribs and drabs or much later in the year—and from so many thousands of sources. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The available intelligence did not come to us in dribs and drabs over a period of weeks, as it does for people working in the agencies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was aware of the trickle feeding of expenditure so that large projects were not properly identified because the money was spent in dribs and drabs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are coming in dribs and drabs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It should not be issued in dribs and drabs over the years with the result that, for a considerable time, two different passports might be in use. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As one historian observes, his troops were both exhausted and strung out, and to commit them to battle in dribs and drabs was foolhardy in the extreme. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unlike the main 2.6 mile tunnel, which can only be replaced on an all or nothing basis, an inadequate approach can be replaced in dribs and drabs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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