Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14877
dribbles
涓流；细流；少量液体
dribbles is the plural of dribble.
a small flow of liquid that falls in drops or in a thin stream; a trickle
- 1.
Drool; saliva.
口水；唾液
- 2.
flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
滴落；液体成滴落下
- 3.
A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
细流；涓流
- 4.
saliva spilling from the mouth
口水从嘴里流出；流涎
- 5.
A small amount of a liquid.
少量液体
- 6.
the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
通过反复拍击或踢动推动球；运球
- 7.
The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.
用脚踢或拍球移动球的行为；运球
- 8.
A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.
纸牌花式动作,牌从手中顺畅滑落
口水；唾液；运球；盘球；纸牌花式动作；滴落；液体成滴落下；细流；涓流
In use
There was a steady dribble of water from the leaky faucet.
The baby wiped the dribble of milk from his chin.
His quick dribble past two defenders led to a goal.
Connections
Collocations
- a dribble of saliva
- 一滴口水；一缕口水
- A dribble of saliva ran from the corner of his mouth.一滴口水从他嘴角流了下来。
- a dribble of water
- 一小股水流；少量滴水
- A dribble of water trickled down the windowpane.一小股水顺着窗玻璃流了下来。
- a dribble of olive oil
- 一小滴橄榄油；少许橄榄油
- Finish the salad with a dribble of olive oil.在沙拉上淋上少许橄榄油作为收尾。
- a slow dribble
- 缓慢的细流；涓涓细流
- A slow dribble of blood seeped through the bandage.一股细细的血流慢慢渗出绷带。
- a brilliant dribble
- 一次精彩的运球
- He scored with a brilliant dribble past two defenders.他连过两名防守队员，以一记精彩的运球破门得分。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 dribble 想成「滴+泡沫」：口水或液体一滴一滴（dri）带着小泡（bble）流下；篮球运球也是一下一下拍，像细流不断。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：生活场景（液体滴落/细流）、非正式口语（口水）、体育运动（运球） 该名词在不同义项下语体不同：表示“少量液体/细流”时多为中性；表示“口水”时常见于口语；表示“运球”时属于体育术语。实际使用时需根据具体含义选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 dribble 押韵的词有 nibble、scribble、quibble（都读 /ɪbəl/）。bubble、dabble、pebble 拼写上都以 -bble 结尾，但重读元音不同（/ʌ/、/æ/、/ɛ/），所以并不押韵，小心别被拼写误导。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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