[intransitive] to go, or to make sth go, somewhere slowly or gradually（使）慢慢走，缓慢移动◆Last month orders only trickled in.上个月只收到了零星几个订单。◆Investors are trickling back into the market after the long holiday.投资者在长假后逐步回归市场。 ●ˌtrickle ˈdown(especially about money) to spread from rich to poor people through the economic system of a country涓滴（尤指钱通过国家的经济体制由富人向穷人流动）◆The rising costs are trickling down to millions of customers.不断上升的成本正向数百万的顾客转移。  ➡  trickle-down