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单词 drip-drop
释义

drip-dropn.

Etymology: A reduplication with vowel variation of drip n. or drop n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdrip-drop.
Continuous dripping with alternation of sound.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of dripping or falling in drops > [noun] > succession of drops > with alternation of sound
drip-drop1848
1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. ix. 152 The drip-drop from the roof without.

Derivatives

drip-drop v. literal and figurative.
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1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country iv. 269 She patient..wiled the slow drip-dropping hours away.
1888 W. E. Henley in Pall Mall Gaz. 11 June 3/1 My very life goes dripping, Dropping, dripping, drip-drop-dropping, In the drip-drop of the cistern.
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