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dribble

/ˈdrɪbəl/ American
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  • 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。
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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”。