dribble

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drib·ble1 /ˈdrɪbəl/ verb

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBH to let liquid come out of your mouth onto your face 流口水，垂涎；使〔液体〕从口中淌出

Watch out, the baby is dribbling on your shirt!

小心，宝宝的口水淌到你的衬衫上了！

He was dribbling tea onto his tie.

茶水从他口里流出来，滴到他的领带上。

2 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIQUID if a liquid dribbles somewhere, it flows in a thin irregular stream 〔液体〕慢慢滴淌

Blood from the wound dribbled down the side of his face.

伤口的血顺着他脸颊流下来。

3 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DS to move the ball along with you by short kicks, bounces, or hits in a game of football, basketball etc 〔足球、篮球等运动中〕运（球），带（球）

He was trying to dribble the ball past his opponents.

他想带球晃过对方球员。

→5 see picture at 见图 basketball, football

4 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] if something such as money or news dribbles somewhere, it comes or goes in small irregular amounts 〔钱〕零星地流散[耗掉]；〔消息〕慢慢流传

Money is finally dribbling back into the country now.

现在资金最终又一点一点地流回国内了。

5 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]POUR to pour something out slowly in an irregular way 使〔不规则地〕滴出，倒出

Dribble a few drops of olive oil over the pizza.

在比萨饼上滴几滴橄榄油。

Examples from the Corpus

dribble• I hated that, cos he used to eat all slobbery like - you know, dribbling and that.• She dribbled cream in her coffee.• Under the present system, payments often dribble in months if not years later.• Reporters and television crews dribbled in to Austin over the last few days, with 275 requesting press credentials.• Grimm dribbled like a happy baby.• The marmalade should dribble off from several points, rather than running off smoothly from one spot.• Brown dribbled past midcourt and found Williams on the left wing.• Whoops, you just dribbled right into a double team.• My son's enchilada dribbled sauce all over his shirt.• Mullin dribbled the ball down the floor.• Either that or using one player to dribble the whole length of the pitch.

Related topics: Sport

dribble2 noun

1 [uncountableU]LIQUID a small amount of liquid that has come out of your mouth 口水

He wiped the dribble from his chin.

他拭去下巴上的口水。

2 a dribble of something LIQUIDa small amount of liquid 少量某物〔指液体〕

There was a dribble of brandy in the bottom of the bottle.

瓶底有少量的白兰地。

Examples from the Corpus

a dribble of something• In another cupboard they found half a bottle of whisky and a dribble of brandy in the bottom of a Courvoisier bottle.• I watch the horrible dream drive away and disappear in a dribble of tail-lights.• Meanwhile, only a dribble of money finds its way into the provision of hydrants.• There was a dribble of sweat at Holly's forehead.

3. [countableC]DS the act of moving the ball along with you by short kicks, bounces or hits in a game of football, basketball etc 〔球类运动中的〕运球，带球

Examples from the Corpus

dribble• I watch the horrible dream drive away and disappear in a dribble of tail-lights.• I lean back in my chair and dab at dribbles of juice with a linen napkin.• Now I can see every pass, every dribble and every goal.• Fans loved his skill, he was regarded as the wizard of dribble.• The oil spill sent dribbles of tar onto beaches in New Jersey.• Veal is a streaky shooter who will need to develop more skills off the dribble and possibly convert to the point.• The third dribble, left-handed, at 3. 2, is a few feet from halfcourt.

Origin dribble1

(1500-1600) drib “to fall in small drops” ((16-18 centuries)), from → DRIP1

drib·ble1 verbdribble2 noun

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