dribble

verb

/ˈdrɪbl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dribble	/ˈdrɪbl/ /ˈdrɪbl/
he / she / it dribbles	/ˈdrɪblz/ /ˈdrɪblz/
past simple dribbled	/ˈdrɪbld/ /ˈdrɪbld/
past participle dribbled	/ˈdrɪbld/ /ˈdrɪbld/
-ing form dribbling	/ˈdrɪblɪŋ/ /ˈdrɪblɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] dribble (something) to let saliva or another liquid come out of your mouth and run down your chin流口水；垂涎 synonym drool
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to fall in small drops or in a thin stream一点一滴地落下；细流
- Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
[transitive] dribble something (into/over/onto something) to pour something slowly, in drops or a thin stream使滴出；使成细流 synonym drizzle, trickle
- Dribble a little olive oil over the salad.在色拉上面滴点橄榄油。
[transitive, intransitive] dribble (something) (+ adv./prep.) (in football (soccer) and some other sports足球及其他某些体育运动) to move the ball along with several short kicks, hits or bounces运球；带球；盘球
- She dribbled the ball the length of the field.她带球从后场跑到前场。
- He dribbled past two defenders and scored a magnificent goal.他带球越过两个防守队员，射入非常精彩的一球。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: frequentative of obsolete drib, variant of drip. The original sense was ‘shoot an arrow short or wide of its target’, which was also a sense of drib.

dribble

noun

/ˈdrɪbl/

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[countable] a very small amount of liquid, in a thin stream涓滴；细流
- a dribble of blood一丝血流
- Add just a dribble of oil.只加一点点油。
[uncountable] (especially British English) saliva (= liquid) from a person’s mouth口水
- There was dribble all down the baby's front.这婴儿胸前淌满了口水。
[countable] the act of dribbling the ball in a sport运球；带球；盘球Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: frequentative of obsolete drib, variant of drip. The original sense was ‘shoot an arrow short or wide of its target’, which was also a sense of drib.

BNC: 14877 COCA: 11717