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trickle

verb
🔊/ˈtrɪkl/
🔊/ˈtrɪkl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they trickle
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he / she / it trickles
🔊/ˈtrɪklz/
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past simple trickled
🔊/ˈtrɪkld/
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past participle trickled
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-ing form trickling
🔊/ˈtrɪklɪŋ/
🔊/ˈtrɪklɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to flow, or to make something flow, slowly in a thin stream（使）滴，淌，小股流淌
    • (+ adv./prep.) Tears were trickling down her cheeks.眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。🔊🔊
    • trickle something (+ adv./prep.) Trickle some oil over the salad.往色拉上滴些油。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Blood trickled from a wound on his head.血液从他头上的伤口流下。
    • Sweat trickled into my eyes.汗水滴入我的眼睛。
    • The last of the water trickled away.最后的水流了下来。
    • Rainwater trickled through the cracks in the boards.雨水顺着板上的裂缝渗漏下来。
  2. [intransitive, transitive] trickle (something) + adv./prep. to go, or to make something go, somewhere slowly or gradually慢慢走；（使）缓慢移动
    • People began trickling into the hall.人们开始缓步进入大厅。🔊🔊
    • News is starting to trickle out.消息渐渐传了出来。🔊🔊
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): imitative.

trickle

noun
🔊/ˈtrɪkl/
🔊/ˈtrɪkl/
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  1. a small amount of liquid, flowing slowly细流；涓流
    • There was a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.他的嘴角有一道血。
    • a constant trickle of water源源不断的水流
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • small
    • thin
    • constant
    • …
    verb + trickle
    • dwindle to
    • slow to
    preposition
    • trickle of
    See full entry
  2. [usually singular] trickle (of something) a small amount or number of something, coming or going slowly稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西
    • a steady trickle of visitors三三两两络绎不绝的游客
    Extra Examples
    • The flood of offers of help had dwindled to a mere trickle.潮水般的援助已缩减成涓滴细流了。
    • It can be very disconcerting for a teacher to have a constant trickle of latecomers into the class.对于一位老师来说，不断涌入后来者可能会非常令人不安。
    • As a result of the civil war, the steady trickle of immigration became a flood of refugees.内战致使原本稳定稀疏的移民人数变成大批难民涌入。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • small
    • thin
    • constant
    • …
    verb + trickle
    • dwindle to
    • slow to
    preposition
    • trickle of
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): imitative.