drip feed

noun

/ˈdrɪp fiːd/

[uncountable, countable]

the slow steady release of separate small amounts of something such as information滴灌：缓慢稳定地释放少量诸如信息之类的东西
- the steady drip feed of leaked documents in the papers泄露的文件一点点接连在报纸上出现
a slow, continuous supply of liquid food, medicine, water, etc.滴灌：缓慢，连续地供应液体食品，药品，水等。
- I'm sitting in hospital hooked up to a drip feed.我坐在医院里，靠点滴喂养。
- The garden is watered through a drip feed irrigation system.花园通过滴灌系统浇水。

drip-feed

verb

/ˈdrɪp fiːd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they drip-feed	/ˈdrɪp fiːd/ /ˈdrɪp fiːd/
he / she / it drip-feeds	/ˈdrɪp fiːdz/ /ˈdrɪp fiːdz/
past simple drip-fed	/ˈdrɪp fed/ /ˈdrɪp fed/
past participle drip-fed	/ˈdrɪp fed/ /ˈdrɪp fed/
-ing form drip-feeding	/ˈdrɪp fiːdɪŋ/ /ˈdrɪp fiːdɪŋ/

drip-feed somebody/something to give somebody something in separate small amounts喂饲；以少量点滴给予
- The media is very aware of the kind of information it drip-feeds to the public.媒体非常清楚它向公众提供的信息类型。
- She drip-feeds £20 a month into the fund.她每月向该基金滴注 20 英镑。
drip-feed somebody to supply liquid food, medicine, etc. slowly and continuously into somebody's body滴灌：将液体食物，药物等缓慢且连续地供应到人体内
- The baby had to be taken to hospital and drip-fed.婴儿不得不被送往医院并进行点滴喂养。
- The syringe pump can drip-feed drugs into the body over a long period of time.注射泵可以将药物长时间滴入体内。