trickle
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they trickle | |
he / she / it trickles | |
past simple trickled | |
past participle trickled | |
-ing form trickling |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to flow, or to make something flow, slowly in a thin stream (使)滴,淌,小股流淌 - (+ adv./prep.)
Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。 - trickle something (+ adv./prep.)
Trickle some oil over the salad. 往色拉上滴些油。
Extra ExamplesBlood trickled from a wound on his head. 血从他头上的伤口流出。 Sweat trickled into my eyes. 汗水流进了我的眼睛。 The last of the water trickled away. 最后的水慢慢流走了。 Rainwater trickled through the cracks in the boards. 雨水顺着板上的裂缝渗漏下来。
- (+ adv./prep.)
- [intransitive, transitive] trickle (something) + adv./prep.
to go, or to make something go, somewhere slowly or gradually 慢慢走;(使)缓慢移动
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): imitative.