"dribs" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小滴
• 少量

Definition

少量或滴下的東西，通常是零星或緩慢出現。多用在片語“dribs and drabs”，指零碎的小額。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Dribs” 幾乎總是跟 “drabs” 一起用（dribs and drabs），單獨用時不常見。指零星、慢慢出現的小量，是非正式說法。

Examples

The money came in dribs over several months.

錢是分**小滴**幾個月陸續進來的。

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

我們因為缺少幫手，工作是分**小滴**完成的。

She received news in dribs throughout the day.

那天裡她陸續收到了**小滴**消息。

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

物資是**一點點**送來的，沒像我們希望那樣一次全部到齊。

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

現在我們只偶爾收到些**小滴**更新，根本不知道發生了什麼。

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

消息是**一點點**流出來的，很難弄清全部情況。