1
- no obj. and usu. with adverbial of direction(of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream（液体）滴下; 细流：
rain dribbled down the window
雨水从窗玻璃上缓缓滴下
figurative 〈喻〉refugees from central Europe dribbled into Britain.
来自中欧的难民像缓缓流入英国。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial of direction pour (a liquid) in such a way使滴下; 使慢慢流下：
he dribbled cream into his coffee.
他慢慢地往咖啡里加奶油。
1.2
- no obj. allow saliva to run from the mouth流口水：
his mouth was open and he was dribbling.
他张着嘴, 淌着口水。
2
- with obj. and adverbial of direction(chiefly in soccer, hockey, and basketball) take (the ball) forwards past opponents with slight touches of the feet or the stick, or (in basketball) by continuous bouncing（在足球、曲棍球及篮球等运动中用脚、球棍或手）运（球）：
he attempted to dribble the ball from the goal area
他试图把球盘带出球门区
no obj. he dribbled past a swarm of defenders.他带球过了密集的防守队员。
1
- a thin stream of liquid; a trickle（液体的）细流; 少量, 点滴：
a dribble of blood.
几小滴血。
1.1
- mass noun saliva running from the mouth唾液, 口水。
2
- mass noun figurative foolish talk or ideas; nonsense〈喻〉蠢话; 馊主意; 胡说八道：
don't believe a word of that dribble.
对于那些胡说八道, 一个字也别信。
3
- (in soccer, hockey, and basketball) an act or instance of taking the ball forward with repeated slight touches or bounces（足球、曲棍球及篮球运动中的）运球。
派生词
dribbler
noundribbly
adjective词源