v (1) 滴落(下) (fall in single drops) [I+prep， I+adv]：(paint)～onto the floor (油漆)滴到地上;(water/rain)～down from the roof/the ceiling/a pipe/a faucet/a tree/an umbrella (水/雨水)从房顶/天棚/管子/水嘴/树上/伞边往下滴;(sweet/blood)～down from sb's face (hand) (汗/血)从脸(手)上往下滴;(fat)～down from roasting meat (油)从烤肉上往下滴;

(2) 滴(水)，漏 ((let (liquid) fall in single drops) [I， T+n， T+n+prep]：The roof/tap/umbrella/coat is～ping (water). 房顶/龙头/伞/上衣在滴水。His forehead was～ping. 他的前额往下滴汗。He was～ping blood/water/sweat/ice-cream (onto the floor). 他在(往地板上)滴血/水/汗/冰激凌。～paint from a brush 从刷子上往下滴油漆;D～some hot wax on it. 往这上滴一些融化的蜡。the～ping of the cold water tap 凉水龙头滴水;

(3) 满是……，洋溢着…… (be full of or covered with) [I+prep(with)]：The letter (voice) was～ping with flattery/false sweetness. 信(声音)中充满了恭维/虚伪的甜蜜。The man was～ping with blood/sweat. 那人浑身是血/汗。The girl was～ping with jewels. 那女孩浑身珠光宝气。(toast) be～ping with butter (烤面包片)涂满黄油;(forehead) be～ping with perspiration (前额)满是汗珠;(uniform) be～ping with decoration (制服)满是勋章;

→͵drip-′dry adj 能快速晾干的;′dripping n 烤肉滴下的油;′dripping-pan n 烤肉接油滴的盘子;′dripping-wet adj 湿淋淋的;

n (1) 1) 滴(落) (act or sound of falling in single drops) [U， a/the～]：All the time I heard the～of the water. 我一直都听到滴滴嗒嗒的水声。the steady～of rain falling from the trees 雨不停地从树上滴下;the～of (water from) a leaky faucet/tap (水从)漏水的水嘴/龙头往下滴嗒;2) (一)滴 (any one of the drops of falling liquid) [C]：A～of water fell from the tap/ran down her arm. 一滴水从龙头上落下/从她手臂上滚下。a～from a tap 龙头上滴下的一滴水;place a cup under the leak to catch the～s 在漏水处放个杯子接水;

(2) 滴(输)液器 (apparatus for passing (liquid food， medicine， etc) directly into a patients blood vessel at a low rate) [C]：put sb on a～给某人输液;

(3) 懦弱的人，讨厌鬼 (weak or boring person) [C] (sl)：He's a real～and always cries when he is hurt. 他真是个熊包，一伤着就哭。Oh， come with us—don't be such a～! 啊，跟我们一起去吧——别这么别别扭扭的啦!

【辨异】drip与leak和run都既可表示液体从容器或龙头滴漏出来，又可表示容器或龙头让液体滴漏出来，试对比：Water is dripping/leaking/running from the tap. (水从龙头滴/漏/流出来。) The tap is dripping (water)/leaking (water)/running. (那龙头在滴/漏/流水。) 三者的区别在于：drip表示“规则地滴落”，leak表示“滴出”，run表示“不停地流出”。