| 单词 | trickle |
| 释义 | trickle (trɪkəl ) Word forms: trickles , trickling , trickled 1. verb When a liquid trickles, or when you trickle it, it flows slowly in very small amounts. A tear trickled down the old man's cheek. [VERB preposition/adverb] Trickle water gently over the back of your baby's head. [VERB noun] The trickling stream glistened in the sunlight. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: dribble, run, drop, stream Trickle is also a noun. There was not so much as a trickle of water. [+ of] 2. verb When people or things trickle in a particular direction, they move there slowly in small groups or amounts, rather than all together. Some donations are already trickling in. [VERB adverb/preposition] Trickle is also a noun. The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle. Collocations: water trickles Cavern after cavern runs under the surface, lit from above, and, underfoot, water trickles in channels between the paving. Times, Sunday Times Water trickles into the nostrils of the 'rhinopithecus strykeri', setting off the fits. The Sun Green water trickles through shallow ditches that wind beside the tents. Times, Sunday Times Towards the end of the piece, water trickles over the stage, little rivulets that join and pool. Times, Sunday Times He has used the old timbers from the barn to create a bower, covered in climbing roses, while the water trickles into the pond from an old drinking trough. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 细流 Japanese: ちょろちょろ流れる |
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