trickle-down
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌtrɪk.əlˈdaʊn/us/ˌtrɪk.əlˈdaʊn/used to refer to asituationin which something thatstartsin the highpartsof asystemspreadsto thewholeof thesystem:
滴入式的,涓滴式的Thesupposedtrickle-downeffectoflowertaxesfor therichhas notyetresultedingreaterprosperityforsocietyas awhole.预想中给富人减税的涓滴效应还没有给整个社会带来更多的繁荣。
Outcomes and consequences
- aftereffect
- aftermath
- age
- be a monument tosomethingidiom
- bed
- end result
- fallout
- first fruit
- fruit
- implication
- in
- ironically
- knock-on effect
- repercussion
- resultant
- resulting
- reverberation
- ripple effect
- sequel
- side effect