drip feed

noun
🔊/ˈdrɪp fiːd/
🔊/ˈdrɪp fiːd/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the slow steady release of separate small amounts of something such as information
    • the steady drip feed of leaked documents in the papers泄露的文件一点点接连在报纸上出现
  2. a slow, continuous supply of liquid food, medicine, water, etc.
    • I'm sitting in hospital hooked up to a drip feed.我正坐在医院里,要点滴水。
    • The garden is watered through a drip feed irrigation system.花园通过滴灌灌溉系统浇水。