trickle

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ldoce_111_atrick·le1 /ˈtrɪkəl/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]  1  LIQUIDif liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly in drops or in a thin stream 滴，淌；涓涓地流trickle down/into/out The tears trickled down her cheeks. 泪水顺着她的面颊流了下来。 →5  See picture of TRICKLE 滴2  FEW/NOT MANYif 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trickle 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.trickle down phrasal verb 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 〔财富向下渗透〔指富人、富国的财富逐渐惠及穷人、穷国〕4.trickle up phrasal verb  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 〔财富向上渗透〔指穷人、穷国的钱逐渐转移到富人、富国手中〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

trickle• This leads to all sorts of bizarre behavior once the costs of misguided actions have begun to trickle down among the ranks.• Tears welled behind her eyelids and trickled down her cheeks.• He had a cut on his forehead and blood was trickling down his face.• I sat on an upturned box, feeling the sweat beginning to trickle down my back.• Blood trickled down the side of her face.• The fire spread when burning gasoline trickled from the car toward other vehicles.• Gary Locke estimated losses totaling billions of dollars, as damage reports of highways, homes and businesses continued to trickle in.• I had heard, though, that artists are slowly beginning to trickle into the King Eddie.• He trickled into the pit entry lane and stopped.• Water trickled out of the pipe.trickle down/into/out• He began to sweat, a weird cold extrusion of moisture that began to trickle down his face.• He ran home, blood trickling down his left cheek.• When the details began to trickle out it was reluctantly conceded that perhaps two Boeing 707 shipments might have been made.• Turned my face to the wall and felt hot tears trickle down my face.• In spite of the rain trickling down our necks, our spirits lifted.• Tears trickled down the cheeks of some stout veterans.• Players will begin trickling into the marketplace by spring, with the biggest push at the Christmas season.• Blood trickled down the side of her head.• Responsibility trickles down to every individual; no one seems to be in charge.trickle in/into/away• A few letters did trickle in.• Gary Locke estimated losses totaling billions of dollars, as damage reports of highways, homes and businesses continued to trickle in.• Twenty-five years on, the claims for compensation for medical disability are still trickling in.• Yet private investment, a critical test of success, is only trickling in.• It sapped my strength and made sweat trickle into my eyes.• I had heard, though, that artists are slowly beginning to trickle into the King Eddie.• He trickled into the pit entry lane and stopped.• The first few fans started to trickle into the stadium.trickle2 noun  1  LITTLE/NOT MUCHLIQUID[countable] a thin slow flow of liquid 涓涓细流 The water in the stream had been reduced to a trickle. 小溪里的水已只剩下一股细流。2  LITTLE/NOT MUCH[singular] a movement of people, vehicles, goods etc into a place in very small numbers or amounts 少量人[物]的移动 Recent legislation has reduced immigration to a trickle. 最近出台的法律已使移民数量减到很小。trickle of a trickle of cars on the highway 公路上稀疏的车流

Examples from the Corpus

trickle• Her eyebrow had received the blow from the torch and had begun to throb; she could feel a trickle of blood.• Barry was heading toward the gate, a trickle of water following him from the coiled tube on his shoulder.• They kept a trickle dripping out of each faucet at night to prevent frozen pipes, but you never could tell.• Fortunately there was only a trickle of water entering the opening.• Only a trickle of cars was moving through Sandwich towards Royal St. George's.• The raging torrent had been reduced to no more than a trickle.• Ice on the roads reduced the morning rush hour traffic to a trickle.• A trickle of juice ran down his chin.• Productivity slowed to an erratic trickle.• These cling without roots and survive on atmospheric moisture, trickles of melt-water or trapped snow and rain.• She'd obviously hit her head during the impact because there was a small trickle of blood on her forehead.From Longman Business Dictionarytrickletrick‧le /ˈtrɪkəl/ verb [intransitive] to move somewhere slowly and in very small numbers or amountsOnly four or five customers had trickled in by 11:30.Details of the programs have trickled out over the past weeks, but haven’t been widely publicized. —trickle noun [singular]Trading activity slowed to a trickle as traders waited for a sign that war could be avoided. → trickle down→ See Verb tableOrigin trickle1 (1300-1400) Perhaps from the sound

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trick‧le¹ /ˈtrɪkəl/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]1. if liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly in drops or in a thin stream
    trickle down/into/out
    The tears trickled down her cheeks.
2. if people, vehicles, goods etc trickle somewhere, they move there slowly in small groups or amounts
    trickle in/into/away
    The first few fans started to trickle into the stadium.
     
trickle down phrasal verb
  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
trickle up phrasal verb
  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
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ flow if liquid flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream: Blood flowed from his hand. | The river flows very quickly at this point.
   ▪ run to flow – used when saying that something flows in a particular direction: Water was running down the walls of the room. | Sweat ran off his nose. | The river runs into the sea.
   ▪ come out to flow out of something: You couldn't drink any of the water that came out of the tap.
   ▪ pour to flow in large quantities: The rain poured down. | Blood was pouring from a wound on his head.
   ▪ gush to flow out quickly in very large quantities: Water was gushing out at more than 3000 gallons a minute.
   ▪ spurt to flow out suddenly with a lot of force: Oil was spurting from a small hole in the pipe.
   ▪ trickle to flow slowly in drops or in a thin stream: Clare felt sweat trickling down the back of her neck.
   ▪ leak to flow in or out through a small hole or crack, usually when this is not meant to happen: Oil was leaking from the engine.
   ▪ ooze to flow from something very slowly – used about blood or a thick liquid: Blood was oozing from the wound. | Jam oozed out as she bit into the cake.
   ▪ drip to fall in drops: Water dripped from the tap continuously.
   ▪ cascade to flow down the side of something in large amounts: Water cascades down the hilllside.

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trickle² noun
1. [countable] a thin slow flow of liquid:
    The water in the stream had been reduced to a trickle.
2. [singular] a movement of people, vehicles, goods etc into a place in very small numbers or amounts:
    Recent legislation has reduced immigration to a trickle.
    trickle of
    a trickle of cars on the highway