drabs

英

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

• She with vivid and interesting and wise words, describes her collection the brooch dribs and drabs.
  她以生动有趣又充满智慧的文字，叙述了她收藏胸针的点点滴滴。
• People arrived at the party in-dribs and drabs.
  人们三三两两地来到了晚会上。
• The food came in dribs and drabs.
  食物零星地陆续送来。
• Sentiment, leisurely, exquisite as gold, temperature, it is as jade leaf in large bodhicitta, notes the eternal dribs and drabs.
  情，悠悠，细腻如金，温宛如玉，它是在硕大的菩提叶上，记下的永恒的点点滴滴。
• Firstly, he finds spiritual ballast by recalling the past dribs and drabs. Secondly, he realizes the identity confirmation by the help of family, friendship, and the sympathy of same kind of people.
  首先，主人公通过回忆过去的点点滴滴来寻找自己的精神寄托。其次，主人公借助亲情、友情、爱情以及同处异国流散状态下的同类人的怜悯之情，来实现身份的确认。
• 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。
• The hostages have been released in dribs and drabs.
  人质被几个几个地释放了。
• Taxes were collected in dribs and drabs.
  税是一点一滴收集起来的。
• 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。