drip /drɪp/
/drɪp/
The faucet began to drip after midnight.
水龙头在午夜过后开始滴水。
As the rainwater dripped from the leaves, the quiet street seemed to breathe again, washed clean by the storm.
雨水从树叶上滴落,安静的街道仿佛又重新呼吸起来,被暴风雨洗得干干净净。
drip 源自古英语及日耳曼语系中表示“滴落、滴下”的拟声/动态词根,模仿液体一滴一滴落下的感觉;后来既可作动词也可作名词,用来描述“滴”的动作与“滴下的液体”。