trickle
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(cause sth to) flow in a thin stream (使某物)成小股流动
Blood trickled from the wound. 血液从伤口中流出.
tears trickling down her cheeks 顺著她的面颊流下的泪水
trickle oil into the mixture bit by bit 把油一点点地注入混合物中.
2 [Ipr, Ip] come or go somewhere slowly or gradually 慢慢地或渐渐地来或去
people trickling into the hall 缓缓进入大厅的人们
The ball trickled into the hole. 那球慢慢地滚进洞内.
News is starting to trickle out. 消息逐渐传出. trickle, n
1 thin flow of liquid 小股水流; 涓涓细流
The stream is reduced to a mere trickle in summer. 夏天那小河水量减少, 成了涓涓细流.
2 (usu sing 通常作单数) ~ (of sth) small amount coming or going slowly 缓慢来的或离去的少量事物
a trickle of information 一点一点来的少量信息.
I suggest that we ask users of this machine what they think about it. We can photograph them using it too. Then we can put their comments at the top of the advertisement in big print. We can bring in some humour too. People enjoy reading humorous ads.