drip

🇬🇧 UK/drip/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To fall or let fall in drops; to leak slowly.

滴落;渗漏

n.

A drop of liquid; the sound or act of liquid falling in drops; a medical device for slowly delivering fluid intravenously.

水滴;滴落;(医疗)静脉滴注

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
dripother
=drip

Common Collocations

  • 1.steady drip持续滴水
  • 2.coffee drip滴漏咖啡
  • 3.IV drip静脉滴注

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A steady drip from the ceiling announced that the roof needed immediate repair.

  • 2.

    The IV drip provided continuous medication to the patient throughout the surgery.

  • 3.

    Blood dripped from his nose after the accidental collision during the game.

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