drip
verb
noun
drɪp verb
1 to let liquid fall in drops 滴(水),漏(水) I,T
The tap’s dripping .
水龙头在滴水。
Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping .
她的靴子沾满了泥,头发在滴水。
drip blood/water/sweat etc
John came in, his arm dripping blood.
约翰进来了,他的手臂在滴血。
be dripping with blood/sweat etc
The hand that held the gun was dripping with sweat.
拿枪的手汗水直往下滴。
2 to fall in drops 滴下; 沥下 I
[+ down/from etc ]
The rain dripped down his neck.
雨水从他的脖子上滴下去。
Water was dripping through the ceiling.
水正透过天花板往下滴。
3
be dripping with sth
to contain or be covered in a lot of something 满是某物; 充满 (充溢 )某物
be dripping with jewels/gems/pearls etc
All the princes were dripping with gems.
所有的公主都是满身珠宝。
His tone was now dripping with sarcasm .
他的语调现在充满了嘲讽。
noun
4 one of the drops of liquid that fall from something 液滴 C
I put some plastic buckets on the floor to catch the drips.
我把几个塑料桶放在地板上接滴下来的水。
5 the sound or action of a liquid falling in drops 滴水声; 滴落 singular 单数, U
The silence was broken only by a regular drip, drip, drip.
唯有嘀嗒嘀嗒的滴水声打破这宁静。
6 a piece of equipment used in hospitals for putting liquids directly into your blood 滴注器; C
be/put sb on a drip
At the hospital they put me on a drip.
在医院,他们给我输液。
7 someone who is boring and weak [非正式] 怯懦无趣的人,平庸乏味者 C | informal