Drip
Slang Term
BritishAustralian
★★★★★ Very Common
Casual
含义: Intravenous line delivering fluids or medication.
无聊、软弱或没用的人。
Una persona aburrida, débil o ineficaz.
退屈で気弱な、頼りない人。
수액이나 약물을 투여하는 정맥 주사 라인.
'On a drip' means receiving fluids or medication through a tube into your vein. Standard hospital treatment for dehydration, administering medication, or nutrition. The 'drip' refers to the slow, steady delivery of liquid.
'Drip'是英国俚语，指无聊、软弱、没用的人——没有个性或骨气的人。就像水滴一样：无力又无趣。有些过时但仍然能被理解。
'Drip' es jerga británica para una persona aburrida, blanda e ineficaz: alguien sin personalidad ni carácter. Como el agua que gotea: débil y sin interés. Algo anticuado pero aún se entiende.
「Drip」はイギリスの俗語で、退屈で気弱な、頼りない人のこと。個性も根性もない人。水がぽたぽた垂れるように弱くてつまらない。やや古い言い方だが今でも通じる。
'on a drip'은 정맥을 통해 수액이나 약물을 맞고 있다는 뜻이다. 탈수 치료, 약물 투여, 영양 공급을 위한 일반적인 병원 치료이다. 'drip'은 액체가 천천히 일정하게 떨어지는 것을 가리킨다.
例句
- They put me on a drip for dehydration. 他真是个窝囊废Es un auténtico soso彼は本当に頼りない탈수 때문에 링거를 맞았어.
- She's had a drip in all week. 别那么窝囊No seas blandengueそんなにウジウジするな그녀가 일주일 내내 링거를 맞고 있었어.
- The antibiotics are going through a drip. 那个窝囊废不会为自己说话的Ese blandengue no se defenderáあの意気地なしは自分の意見も言えない항생제를 링거로 투여하고 있어.
发音
/drɪp/
用法指南
语境: hospital, treatment, nursing
语气: colloquial medical
✓ 正确说法
- On a drip在挂点滴Con el gotero puesto点滴中지루하고 나약한 사람에게 쓴다
- Put on a drip挂上了点滴Le pusieron el gotero点滴をつけた지루하고 나약한 사람에게 쓴다
- The drip's finished点滴挂完了Se acabó el gotero点滴が終わった지루하고 나약한 사람에게 쓴다
✗ 错误说法
- US prefers 'IV'有些过时Algo anticuadoやや古い表現미국에서는 'IV'라고 함
常见错误
- Drip = IV; same thing, different terms
起源与历史
From the visual of liquid dripping steadily from the bag into the tube. Colloquial British term for IV (intravenous) infusion. More common in British English than 'IV.'
词源: From the dripping motion of the infusion
最早记录: 20th century hospital slang
文化背景
Era: 20th century
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Hospital dramas
Regional notes: British term for IV.
变体
DripIV drip
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