1.He paid back the money in dribs and drabs.

1.他一点一点地还钱。

2.People started arriving in dribs and drabs from nine o’clock onwards.

2.从九点钟，始三三地到了。

3.Life was now drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas.

3.比那种更富有刺激的生活方式来,现在的生活显得了无生气。