() (in an economic system) the way in which the poorest people benefit as a result of the increasing wealth of the richest 涓滴（经济体制下富人的财富增长使穷人受益）◆There has been no trickle-down of economic growth to the average family. 经济增长并没有在富人的财富增长的同时使普通家庭受益。
used to describe a process where people at the bottom level of an organization or a system eventually start to have, do, etc. sth that people at a higher level had, did, etc. first 涓滴效应（机构或系统底层的人最终开始拥有高层人有的东西或做高层人做的事）◆Once the company improved its quality control, the trickle-down effect meant that its suppliers improved their quality too. 一旦公司提高质量管理，在涓滴效应的作用下，供货商也会提高其质量。