"trickle" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 涓涓細流
• 慢慢流
• 稀稀落落

Definition

以细小、缓慢的方式流淌，就像水一滴一滴地流下。也可以指事物（比如人、信息、金钱）慢慢地逐步到达或发生。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

不仅用于液体，也用来形容渐渐到来的事物，如人流、信息。常见搭配有“a trickle of...”。和“滴”不同，指的是细小流动而非单个水滴。

Examples

Water began to trickle from the faucet.

水开始从水龙头**慢慢流出**。

A small trickle of people entered the room.

一小股人**陆续进入**房间。

The rain started as a trickle but soon became heavier.

雨开始时只是**细雨**，很快就大了。

After the show, people trickled out of the theater.

演出结束后，人们**陆续离开**剧院。

Donations to the fund only trickled in at first.

起初，捐款只是**零零星星地收到**。

Sweat trickled down his face as he waited nervously.

他焦急地等待时，汗水从脸上**缓缓流下**。