trickle
verb
noun
ˈtrɪkəl
verb
1
if
liquid
trickles
somewhere,
it
flows
slowly
in
drops
or
in
a
thin
stream
滴，淌; 涓涓地流
[+
down/into/out
]
The
tears
trickled
down
her
cheeks.
泪水顺着她的面颊流了下来。
2
if
people,
vehicles,
goods
etc
trickle
somewhere,
they
move
there
slowly
in
small
groups
or
amounts
〔人、车辆、货物等〕缓慢而零星地移动
[+
in/into/away
]
The
first
few
fans
started
to
trickle
into
the
stadium.
最早到的一些球迷开始三三两两地走进体育场。
3
if
money
trickles
down,
it
moves
slowly
from
the
richest
people
to
the
poorest
people
in
a
society,
or
from
the
richest
countries
to
the
poorest
countries
〔钱〕由富人向贫者滴流， 由富国向穷国滴流
4
if
money
trickles
up,
it
moves
slowly
from
the
poorest
people
to
the
richest
people
in
a
society,
or
from
the
poorest
countries
to
the
richest
countries
〔钱〕由贫者向富人滴流， 由穷国向富国滴流
noun
5
a
thin
slow
flow
of
liquid
涓涓细流
C
The
water
in
the
stream
had
been
reduced
to
a
trickle.
溪里的水已只剩下一股细流。
6
a
movement
of
people,
vehicles,
goods
etc
into
a
place
in
very
small
numbers
or
amounts
少量 （物 ）的移动
singular 单数
Recent
legislation
has
reduced
immigration
to
a
trickle.
最近的立法已使移民减少到很小的数量。
[+
of
]
a
trickle
of
cars
on
the
highway
高速公路上稀疏的车流