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trick·le /ˈtrɪkl/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 滴，淌；小量流动；流出
Tears were trickling from her eyes. 泪水不断从她眼中滴下。
The rain trickled down the windscreen. 雨水从挡风玻璃上淌下。
The pipe was so small that the water could only trickle. 管子这么小，水只能一滴一滴流出来。
Sand trickled from a hole in the bag. 沙从袋子的一个小孔中泄出。
Onions made her eyes trickle. 洋葱弄得她两眼直流泪。
2. 慢慢移动；渐渐消散
The crowd trickled away. 人群慢慢散去了。
Electoral results trickled in to Washington. 选举结果逐步汇集到华盛顿。
His enthusiasm trickled away. 他的热情渐渐消失。
❷ vt.
使滴，使淌；使小量流动
trickle oil into the bearings 把油滴入轴承
She trickled the salt through her fingers. 她让手中的盐从指缝间慢慢漏下。
II n.
1. 滴，淌
the steady trickle of rain by the window 窗子上不断流淌的雨水
There was a trickle of blood oozing from a dark spot on his forehead. 他额上一处乌青有血沁出。
2. 涓滴，细流
The initial trickle of money swelled into a flood. 起初的涓滴之数增大成一笔巨款。
The stream has shrunk to a mere trickle. 那条小河已枯缩成涓涓细流了。
[ME triklen < ? striklen < striken to strike, flow + -LE] phr. trickle down 下渗 (指富人的财富最终会惠及穷人) trickle out 泄露 News of the accident didn't trickle out until Thursday. 事故的消息至周四才透露出来。 |