单词 | in dribs and drabs |
释义 | in dribs and drabs From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishin dribs and drabsin dribs and drabsFEW/NOT MANYin small irregular amounts or numbers over a period of time The guests arrived in dribs and drabs. → dribs and drabsExamples from the Corpusin dribs and drabs• The wedding guests were arriving in dribs and drabs.• He insisted on paying me back in dribs and drabs, five or ten dollars at a time.• News of the accident is coming in in dribs and drabs. |
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