trickle

trickle
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](of a liquid) flow in a small stream
    （液体）滴，淌
    a solitary tear trickled down her cheek.
    一颗泪珠滑下她的脸颊。
    [asadj. trickling]a trickling brook.
    涓涓溪水。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]cause (a liquid) to flow in a small stream
    使（液体）滴，淌
    Philip trickled a line of sauce on his fish fingers.
    菲利普把沙司在冻鱼条上挤成一条。
    ■come or go slowly or gradually
    缓慢地来（或去）；逐渐地来（或去）
    the details began to trickle out .
    细节开始慢慢显现出来。
noun
  1. a small flow of liquid
    滴，淌
    a trickle of blood.
    血滴。
    ■a small group or number of people or things moving slowly
    缓慢移动的人群（或一群东西）
    the traffic had dwindled to a trickle.
    交通量已缩小到缓慢移动的一小群车辆行人。
  2. (trickle down)(of wealth) gradually benefit the poorest as a result of the increasing wealth of the richest
    （财富）（因最富人群的财富增加）逐渐惠及最穷人群
语源
  1. Middle English (as a verb): imitative
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