Older phones were rather inelegant in their charging behavior; usually filling the battery to capacity and then switching to a trickle current to maintain the highest charge possible.

旧款的手机充电相当粗放，通常是电池充满后，充电器切换到涓流电流，来维持一个最高的电量。

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More likely, a slow trickle of more negative economic data in coming weeks may provide investors with reasons to re-think current optimism.

可能性更大的是，未来几周接连出现一些负面消息，从而引导投资者重新审视当前的乐观景象。

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The adoption of scientifically sound, risk-based regulation of biotechnology by USDA and EPA could transform the current trickle of commercial products into a torrent.

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As I write, the notoriously secretive company has not even confirmed that an event is taking place - but it has to put a new device out soon or sales will surely slow to a trickle because the current models will look very last year to fickle phone buyers.

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At the current rate of decline it will slow to a trickle within the next two to three years--right around the time Armstrong says operating income will start growing.

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