trickle
verb [ I ] uk/ˈtrɪk.əl/ us/ˈtrɪk.əl/
(LIQUID)
trickle down, from, out of, etc. something 从…向下滴（或淌）
If liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly and without force in a thin line.
Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth. 血从他的嘴角滴了下来。
Oil was trickling from a tiny hole in the tank. 油正从油罐上的一个小孔往下滴。
(SMALL NUMBER)
trickle in, out, back, etc. 缓慢而零星地进入／离开／返回（等等）
to arrive or move somewhere slowly and gradually, in small numbers
Gradually people trickled back into the theatre for the second half. 渐渐地，人们开始三三两两地回到剧院看下半场。
trickle
noun uk/ˈtrɪk.əl/ us/ˈtrɪk.əl/
(SMALL NUMBER)
[ S ]三三两两，零星
a very small number of people or things arriving or leaving somewhere
We usually only get a trickle of customers in the mornings. 早上我们店里通常只有零星的顾客。
(LIQUID)
[ C ]从…向下滴（或淌）
a small amount of liquid that is flowing slowly in a thin line
A trickle of melted butter made its way down his chin. 一滴融化了的黄油顺着他的下巴向下滑。