drip
verb
uk/drɪp/us/drɪp/-pp-[IorT]
If aliquiddrips, itfallsindrops, or you make itfallindrops:
（使）滴下Water drippeddownthewall.水顺着墙滴下来。
She drippedpainton thecarpet.她把油漆滴在了地毯上。
Synonyms
dribble(FLOW SLOWLY)
drizzle(POUR)
trickledown, from, out of, etc.something
[I]
toproducedropsofliquid:
滴落；滴水Watch out - the candle's dripping.小心——蜡烛滴油了。
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- run a bathphrase
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- spate
- spit
- swill
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
Idiom
be dripping withsomething
drip
noun
uk/drɪp/us/drɪp/dripnoun(LIQUID)
[C]
adropofliquid:
一滴；滴液drips ofpaint/sweat几滴油漆／汗珠
[S]
thesoundoractionofliquidfallingindrops:
滴水声；滴下All I couldhearwasthedrip of therainfrom theroof.我只能听到雨水从房顶滴下来的声音。
Synonyms
dribble(SLOW FLOW)
rivuletliterary
trickle(LIQUID)
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[C](USalsoIV)
amethodofslowlygiving someoneliquidmedicineorfoodthrough atubeinto avein, or apieceofequipmentfor doing this:
输液；滴注器He wasona drip for threedays.已经给他输液输了三天了。
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Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- run a bathphrase
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- spate
- spit
- swill
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
Medical & surgical equipment
dripnoun(PERSON)
[C]informaldisapproving
aboringpersonwithout astrongcharacter:
没有个性的人，乏味的人Herhusbandis such a drip.她丈夫真是无聊透顶。
a person or thing that is not exciting or interesting
- boreHe just goes on and on - what a bore.
- crashing boreTheir candidate is a crashing bore and won't garner any attention.
- snoozeThe stories in the magazine are all a snooze, but the photos are fab.
- snoozefestThe game was a total snoozefest.
- a yawnEven though it's a classic, I thought the book was a bit of a yawn.
- a wet weekendUKYou're about as fun as a wet weekend.
People who are boring and old-fashioned
- bore
- buzzkill
- Colonel Blimp
- crashing bore
- dinosaur
- fogey
- fuddy-duddy
- fun sponge
- grind
- has-been
- killjoy
- Luddite
- sad-sack
- saddo
- spod
- spoilsport
- square
- stick-in-the-mud
- yawn
Idiom
drip, drip(, drip)