drip

drip
(dripped, dripping)
  1. (dripped, dripping)[no obj.]let fall or be so wet as to shed small drops of liquid
    滴下液体,滴水;湿淋淋
    the tap won't stop dripping.
    龙头滴水不止。
    his hands were dripping with blood.
    他的双手血淋淋的。
    ■[with adverbial](of liquid) fall in small drops
    滴下
    water dripped from her clothing.
    水从她衣服上滴下。
    ■[with obj.]cause or allow (a liquid) to fall in such a way
    使滴下
    the candle was dripping wax down one side.
    蜡烛一侧在滴油。
    ■(figurative)display a copious amount or degree of a particular quality or thing
    (喻)充溢,充满
    the women were dripping with gold and diamonds.
    那些女人们全身珠光宝气。
    [with obj.]his voice dripped sarcasm.
    他的声音充满讽刺。
noun
  1. a small drop of a liquid
    (液体)滴
    she put the bucket on top of the dresser to catch the drips.
    她在碗橱顶上放了一只桶来接滴下的水。
    ■[insing.]the action or sound of liquid falling steadily in small drops
    滴下;滴水声,滴答声
    the drip, drip, drip of the leak in the roof.
    屋顶漏水的滴答声。
    ■(亦作 drip feed)(Medicine)an apparatus which passes fluid, nutrients, or drugs drop by drop into a patient's body on a continuous basis, usually intravenously
    (医)滴注器(常通过静脉)
    he had been on a drip for several days.
    他输液已有几天。
  2. (informal)a weak and ineffectual person
    (非正式)窝囊废,没用的人
  3. (Architecture)a projection on a moulding or cornice, channelled to prevent rain from running down the wall below
    (建筑)滴水挑檐。 比较 dripstone
语源
  1. Old English dryppan, drȳpen, of Germanic origin; related to Danish dryppe, also to drop
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