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trickle

UK //ˈtrɪk.əl//US //ˈtrɪk.əl//

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。)

同义词:drip, flow slowly, ooze, seep, leak

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。)

同义词:dribble, small flow, thin stream, drip, seepage

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。)