dribble

- v. 滴下, 使...滴下
- v. 运球
- Definition
- v. to let liquid flow slowly in drops
- v. to move a ball forward with light touches
- Example
- The player learned to dribble the ball past two defenders.
- 这名球员学会了带球晃过两名防守队员。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: liquid flows or is poured out (verb).
比较义项:液体流出、倒出(动词)。
- pour
Describes someone deliberately tilting a container so liquid flows out in a steady, controlled stream; usually transitive, with an agent and a target.
指有人特意倾斜容器,使液体以稳定、可控的方式流出;通常是及物动词,有施动者和目标。
She poured the coffee carefully into her mother's favorite mug.
她小心翼翼地把咖啡倒进妈妈最喜欢的杯子里。
- gush
Describes liquid escaping suddenly and forcefully, often uncontrolled, as from a break or wound; usually intransitive, with the liquid itself as subject.
指液体突然、猛烈地涌出,往往难以控制,例如从裂口或伤口涌出;通常是不及物动词,主语是液体本身。
Blood gushed from the cut before she could stop it.
血在她来得及止住之前就从伤口涌了出来。
- dribble 本词
Describes liquid escaping slowly in small drops or a thin, weak trickle, often looking messy or insufficient; usually intransitive.
指液体缓慢地一滴一滴流出或成细流,往往显得微弱、凌乱;通常是不及物动词。
Water dribbled from the leaky faucet all night long.
水从漏水的水龙头里滴了一整夜。
Pour, gush, and dribble all mean liquid flowing out, but the manner differs. Pour means someone tips a container so liquid flows steadily and under control. Gush means liquid escapes suddenly and forcefully. Dribble means liquid escapes slowly in small drops or a weak trickle.
这三个词都表示液体流出,但语气和方式不同:pour强调有人稳定、可控地倾倒液体,gush强调液体突然猛烈地涌出,dribble强调液体缓慢微弱地滴落或渗出。这里不比较dribble的另一个常见义项——篮球中的“运球”。