Word · Frequency #10055
trickle
滴流；细细地流；涓涓地流
to flow slowly in a thin stream or in drops
主语通常是液体。
- 1.
to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.
将液体倒成细流或使其连续滴落。
- 2.
to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.
呈细流状流动或不断滴落。
- 3.
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
缓慢滴流,呈断断续续状
- 4.
To move or roll slowly.
缓慢移动或滚动。
缓慢移动；使滴流；使成细流；将液体倒成细流或使其连续滴落。；呈细流状流动或不断滴落。；缓慢滴流,呈断断续续状
In use
She trickled the olive oil into the salad dressing.
Water trickled down the windowpane after the rain.
People began to trickle into the hall as the concert time approached.
water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
Verb forms
base trickle · third person trickles · -ing trickling · past trickled · past participle trickled
表示缓慢流动，常与液体或信息相关。
Connections
Collocations
- trickle down
- 向下滴流；逐渐流传
- Tears trickled down her cheeks.泪水顺着她的脸颊流下。
- trickle in
- 稀稀拉拉地到来；缓慢进入
- Guests began to trickle in at around nine.九点左右客人们开始稀稀拉拉地到来。
- trickle out
- 慢慢流出；陆续透露
- The information trickled out over several weeks.这些信息在几周内慢慢透露出来。
- trickle through
- 缓慢渗透；逐渐穿过
- Sunlight trickled through the leaves.阳光透过树叶洒落下来。
- trickle away
- 逐渐消失；慢慢散去
- The crowd began to trickle away after the speech.演讲结束后，人群开始慢慢散去。
- trickle back
Learner notes
Memory Tip
细水长流：trickle 像水滴‘滴、滴’轻响，一条细细的水流缓缓淌过，不急促却不停歇。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：liquid flowing in a thin stream or drops、people or things arriving slowly and in small numbers trickle 作动词时通常用来描述液体呈细流或滴状缓慢流动，也可比喻人群、消息等零星缓慢出现。该词属中性语域，日常口语和书面语中都较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes: pickle, fickle, tickle, sickle, prickle, and nickel all share the stressed /ɪ/ plus /kəl/ ending, so they rhyme with trickle. Lookalikes that sound different: trifle /ˈtraɪfəl/ and tinkle /ˈtɪŋkəl/.
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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