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"dribs" in Chinese (Simplified)

小滴少量

Definition

少量或滴下的东西,通常是慢慢地或不规律地出现。常用于短语“dribs and drabs”,指零零散散的小份量。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Dribs” 通常和 “drabs” 搭配成 “dribs and drabs”,单独使用较少。形容事物零零星星、慢慢到来,属于非正式表达。

Examples

The money came in dribs over several months.

钱是分**小滴**几个月陆续进来的。

We finished the work in dribs because we had little help.

我们因为缺少帮手,工作是分**小滴**完成的。

She received news in dribs throughout the day.

那天里她陆续收到了**小滴**消息。

The supplies came in dribs, not all at once like we hoped.

物资是**一点点**送来的,没像我们希望的那样一下子全到。

We only get updates in dribs these days—you never know what's going on.

现在我们只偶尔收到些**小滴**更新,根本不知道发生了什么。

Information trickled out in dribs, making it hard to get the full picture.

消息是**一点点**流出来的,很难弄清全部情况。