
trickle
词源
源自中古英语 'triklen',可能模仿液体滴落的声音。与古英语 'strican'(流动)有关。
verb
❶ 指液体以细流或缓慢滴落的方式流动,常用于形容水流、汗珠等缓慢移动的状态。
“Water trickled down the rocks after the rain.”
(雨后,水从岩石上缓缓流下。)
“Sweat trickled down his forehead during the marathon.”
(马拉松比赛中,汗水从他的额头缓缓流下。)
❶ 比喻人或事物以少量、缓慢的方式移动或出现,常用于描述人群、信息等的逐渐流动。
“News about the event trickled in over the next few days.”
(关于该事件的消息在接下来的几天里逐渐传来。)
“People trickled into the theater before the show started.”
(演出开始前,人们陆续进入剧院。)
noun
❶ 指液体缓慢流动或滴落的状态,通常形容细小的水流或少量液体的移动。
“There was only a trickle of water left in the bottle.”
(瓶子里只剩下一点点水在缓慢流动。)
“A trickle of blood ran down his arm from the cut.”
(血从他的伤口处缓缓流下。)
❶ 比喻少量或缓慢的人流、信息流或其他事物的移动,通常强调数量少或速度慢。
“There was a trickle of tourists visiting the remote village.”
(只有少量游客造访这个偏远的村庄。)
“A trickle of complaints came in about the new policy.”
(关于新政策的投诉逐渐增多。)
常见短语
trickle down — 指财富、利益或影响从上至下逐渐传递,常用于经济学或社会现象的描述。
“The government hopes the economic benefits will trickle down to the poorest families.”
(政府希望经济利益能逐渐惠及最贫困的家庭。)
trickle out — 形容信息、人群等以缓慢或零星的方式流出或离开。
“Details about the incident trickled out over several weeks.”
(关于该事件的细节在几周内逐渐被披露。)