Word · Frequency #10055
trickle
细流；涓流；潺潺声
a small thin flow of liquid, or the quiet sound it makes
- 1.
A very thin river.
极细的河流。
- 2.
flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
滴流
- 3.
A very thin flow; the sound of such a flow.
极细的流动；这种流动的声音。
滴流；滴落；小溪；细流；极细的河流。；滴流；极细的流动；这种流动的声音。
In use
A steady trickle of water ran from the broken pipe.
Melted snow made a small trickle down the hillside.
Only a trickle of water came out of the old faucet.
Connections
Collocations
- a trickle of water
- 细流的水
- There was only a small trickle of water coming from the faucet.水龙头只流出一小股细流。
- a trickle of blood
- 一涓鲜血
- A thin trickle of blood ran down his leg.一股细细的血流顺着他的腿流下。
- a steady trickle
- 稳定的涓流
- A steady trickle of visitors entered the museum all afternoon.整个下午，游客络绎不绝地进入博物馆。
- a slow trickle
- 缓慢的细流
- The information came out in a slow trickle over several days.信息在几天内缓慢地一点点透露出来。
- a thin trickle
- 细细的涓流
- A thin trickle of smoke rose from the chimney.一缕细细的烟从烟囱升起。
- reduce to a trickle
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象水龙头慢慢滴水，形成细流，trickle就是这种涓滴之流。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：水流缓滴、人流稀少、资金涓滴 通常用于描述液体的缓慢流动或数量很少的事物，语体偏正式，也常用于比喻义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'trickle' (ending /ɪkəl/). 'Pickle', 'sickle', 'tickle', 'fickle', and 'prickle' share the same '-ckle' spelling pattern. 'Nickel' has a similar ending sound but is spelled '-ckel'. Beware of lookalikes like 'tackle' (/ˈtæk.əl/) or 'buckle' (/ˈbʌk.əl/) that sound different.
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。
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