drip feed
- IPA[ˈdrip ˌfēd]
美式
- a device for introducing fluid drop by drop into a system, e.g., lubricating oil into an engine.；a device that passes fluid, nutrients, or drugs drop by drop into a patient's body on a continuous basis, usually intravenously
- introduce (fluid) drop by drop；supply (a patient) with fluid, nutrients, or drugs through a drip feed
verb: drip-feed, 3rd person present: drip-feeds, gerund or present participle: drip-feeding, past tense: drip-fed, past participle: drip-fed
noun: drip feed, plural noun: drip feeds
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a device for introducing fluid drop by drop into a system, e.g., lubricating oil into an engine.
- ▪ a device that passes fluid, nutrients, or drugs drop by drop into a patient's body on a continuous basis, usually intravenously he had been on a drip feed for several days
動詞
- 1. introduce (fluid) drop by drop the oiler drip-feeds oil onto all drive chains
- ▪ supply (a patient) with fluid, nutrients, or drugs through a drip feed the babies were drip-fed through their noses
