drip-feed

verb
🔊/ˈdrɪp fiːd/
🔊/ˈdrɪp fiːd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they drip-feed
🔊/ˈdrɪp fiːd/
🔊/ˈdrɪp fiːd/
he / she / it drip-feeds
🔊/ˈdrɪp fiːdz/
🔊/ˈdrɪp fiːdz/
past simple drip-fed
🔊/ˈdrɪp fed/
🔊/ˈdrɪp fed/
past participle drip-fed
🔊/ˈdrɪp fed/
🔊/ˈdrɪp fed/
-ing form drip-feeding
🔊/ˈdrɪp fiːdɪŋ/
🔊/ˈdrɪp fiːdɪŋ/
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  1. drip-feed somebody/something to give somebody something in separate small amounts喂饲;以少量点滴给予
    • The media is very aware of the kind of information it drip-feeds to the public.媒体非常了解它向公众滴灌的信息类型。
    • She drip-feeds £20 a month into the fund.她每月向该基金滴水20英镑。
  2. drip-feed somebody to supply liquid food, medicine, etc. slowly and continuously into somebody's body
    • The baby had to be taken to hospital and drip-fed.婴儿不得不被送往医院接受滴灌。
    • The syringe pump can drip-feed drugs into the body over a long period of time.注射泵可以长时间将药物滴入体内。