trickle
/ˈtrɪkl; `trɪkl/ 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.