英语词汇“dribble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

dribbledribble1 /ˈdrɪbəl/ verb

ETYMOLOGYdribble¹

Origin: 1500-1600 drib to fall in small drops

VERB TABLE

dribble

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	dribble
	he, she, it	dribbles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	dribbled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have dribbled
	he, she, it	has dribbled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had dribbled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will dribble
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have dribbled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am dribbling
	he, she, it	is dribbling
	you, we, they	are dribbling
Past	I, he, she, it	was dribbling
	you, we, they	were dribbling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been dribbling
	he, she, it	has been dribbling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been dribbling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be dribbling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been dribbling

1[intransitive, transitive] to have liquid or soft food come out of your mouth onto your face in a small stream: Watch out – the baby’s dribbling on your shirt!2[intransitive always + adv./prep.] if a liquid dribbles, it flows in a thin irregular stream: dribble down/from/out etc. Sweat was dribbling down my face.3[intransitive, transitive] to move a ball or puck forward by bouncing (bounce), kicking, or hitting it: Mullin dribbled the ball down the floor.4[intransitive always + adv./prep.] if something such as money or news dribbles somewhere, it comes or goes in small irregular amounts: Money is finally dribbling back into the country now.5[transitive] to pour something out slowly in an irregular way: She dribbled cream in her coffee. [Origin: 1500–1600 drib to fall in small drops]