Word · Frequency #7196
drip
滴；水滴
A single drop of liquid.
- 1.
A drop of a liquid.
液滴
- 2.
A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.
滴落或让液体滴落的动作；滴水。
- 3.
An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.
缓慢释放液体的装置,尤其是静脉注射药物的装置
- 4.
That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member that projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater.
檐口、窗台或其他水平构件中突出的部分,设计用于排水。
滴落；滴水声；（静脉）滴注器；点滴；滴水线；滴水槽；液滴；滴落或让液体滴落的动作；滴水。
In use
I heard a constant drip from the kitchen faucet.
There was a drip of paint on the floor.
The patient received medicine through an intravenous drip.
Connections
Collocations
- water drip
- 水滴
- I heard a constant water drip from the faucet.我听到水龙头不断滴水。
- drip sound
- 滴答声
- The drip sound kept me awake all night.滴答声让我整夜睡不着。
- a drip of water
- 一滴水
- A drip of water fell from the pipe.一滴水从管子上滴落。
- drip irrigation
- 滴灌
- Drip irrigation is an efficient watering method for gardens.滴灌是一种高效的园林灌溉方法。
- drip coffee
- 滴滤咖啡
- I prefer drip coffee over instant coffee.比起速溶咖啡，我更喜欢滴滤咖啡。
- drip feed
- 滴注
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想水龙头滴水的声音‘drip’，与中文‘滴’音近，记住‘drip’即水滴。
Context & Register
register: neutral; typical contexts: plumbing, rain, kitchen; note_zh: 通常用于描述水滴或滴落声，常见于日常场景。
Grammar Note
可数名词，指水滴或滴落声。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'drip' (pronounced /drɪp/). Be cautious of words ending in 'ipe' like 'ripe' (/raɪp/), which look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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