drabs

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美

(drab 的复数) a. 土褐色的, 单调的
drab的复数

习惯用语

n.

in dribs and drabs
• 少量；一点一滴；零零星星
  in small amounts or numbers over a period of time
• She paid me in dribs and drabs, not all at once.
  她一点一点地付给我钱，而不是一次付清。

双语例句

• He paid me back what he owed in dribs and drabs.
  他欠我的钱是零零星星地还我的。
• Clients came in dribs and drabs.
  顾客三三两两地来了。
• The hostages have been released in dribs and drabs.
  人质被几个几个地释放了。
• I'm half Punjabi, mixed with some English, a little French and dribs and drabs of God knows what else.
  我有百分之五十的旁遮普血统，混合着一些英国血统，少量法国血统，还有一点点老天才知道是什么的其他血统。
• It remains to be seen whether olive growers will be happy that the color previously associated with their product is now called drab; or whether drabs or the producers of drab will mount a protest.
  橄榄种植者是否会对以前与他们的产品相关联的颜色现在被成为土绿色感到满意，或者斜纹布的生产商是否会提出抗议，还需拭目以待。
• The food came in dribs and drabs.
  食物零星地陆续送来。
• People arrived at the party in-dribs and drabs.
  人们三三两两地来到了晚会上。
• The dribs and drabs of life create forever happiness and joy.
  生活的点滴，铸造快乐的永恒！
• Love action, dribs and drabs, ordinary yet and great, these movements, this full love me unforgettable, stabbing.
  爱的动作，点点滴滴，平凡却又伟大，这些动作，这满满的爱我永生难忘，刻骨铭心。
• She had concocted the whole story from dribs and drabs of gossip picked up at back doors and in the shops.
  她根据人们家里讲的和商店听来的闲言碎语拼凑成了这个故事。