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单词 leak
释义
leak
verb[IorT]
uk
/liːk/us
/liːk/

leakverb[I or T](LIQUID/GAS)

B2
(of aliquidorgas) toescapefrom aholeorcrackin apipeorcontainer; (of acontainer) toallowliquidorgastoescape:
（液体或气体）漏，泄漏
Water was leakingfromthepipe.水正从管子里漏出来。
Oil leakedoutof thecar.油从车里漏了出来。
Thecarleakedoilall over thedrive.车上的油漏得满车道都是。
Thetinwas leaking.罐漏了。
More examples
  • Thekitchenroofisaptto leak when itrains.
  • Makesurethebucketdoesn't leak.
  • Water was leaking all over thefloor.
  • Mybootsare leaking.
  • Thetankwas leakingpetroleverywhere.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage
  • airlock
  • ballcock
  • caulking
  • cesspit
  • cistern
  • conduit
  • hydrant
  • influent
  • mixer tap
  • outfall
  • overflow
  • plunger
  • sewage
  • sewage works
  • sewer
  • siphon
  • spigot
  • standpipe
  • syphon
  • waterworks
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Movement of liquids

leakverb[I or T](INFORMATION)

C2
toallowsecretinformationtobecomegenerallyknown:
泄露，透露（机密信息）
He leaked thenamestothepress.他向新闻界透露了名单。
News of thepaycutshadsomehowleakedout.降薪的消息不知怎的被泄漏了出去。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Revealing secrets & becoming known
  • (the) word is/gets outidiom
  • anti-secrecy
  • backchannel
  • bare
  • blowsomeone'scoveridiom
  • blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
  • break
  • declassify
  • hold
  • huddle
  • Queen's evidence
  • rat
  • rat onsomeone/something
  • reintroduce
  • revealingly
  • revelatory
  • state's evidence
  • tip
  • transpire
  • unload
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Idiom

leak like a sieve
leak
noun[C]
uk
/liːk/us
/liːk/

leaknoun[C](LIQUID/GAS)

B2
aholeorcrackthrough which aliquidorgascanflowout of acontainer, or theliquidorgasthat comes out:
漏洞，泄漏处；漏出物
There'swateron thefloor- we must have a leak.地板上有水——肯定是什么地方漏了。
If yoususpectagasleak,phonetheemergencynumber.如果你怀疑煤气泄漏就打救急电话。
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More examples
  • A leak in thegasmainscausedamajorexplosion.
  • There's agasleak and thewholebuildingcould go up at anymoment.
  • Have youpluggedthat leak in thepipe?
  • Thechemicalleak hadpoisonedthewatersupply.
  • There was a leak in one of thepipesandwaterwassquirtingout all over thekitchenfloor.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Movement of liquids
  • backsplash
  • be dripping withsomethingidiom
  • bleed
  • decant
  • drainage
  • drip
  • eddy
  • leakage
  • ripple
  • run a bathphrase
  • runsomeone/somethingover
  • runnel
  • seep
  • seepage
  • spate
  • swill
  • swirl
  • topsomethingup
  • trickle
  • tub
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Holes, hollows and dips

leaknoun[C](INFORMATION)

C2
theoriginofsecretinformationthatbecomesknown, or theactof making itknown:
（机密信息）泄露的源头；泄露
There have been severalsecurityleaksrecently.最近发现了几处安全漏洞。
Theytracedthe leak to asecretaryin thefinancedepartment.他们追查出泄密的是财务部的一個秘书。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Revealing secrets & becoming known
  • (the) word is/gets outidiom
  • anti-secrecy
  • backchannel
  • bare
  • blowsomeone'scoveridiom
  • blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
  • break
  • declassify
  • hold
  • huddle
  • Queen's evidence
  • rat
  • rat onsomeone/something
  • reintroduce
  • revealingly
  • revelatory
  • state's evidence
  • tip
  • transpire
  • unload
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Idiom

take a leak/have a leak
(Definition ofleakfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

leak| American Dictionary

leak
verb[I/T]
us
/lik/
(of aliquidorgas) toescapefrom aholeorcrackin apipeorcontainer, or (of acontainer) toallowliquidorgastoescape:
[I]Heheardthesoundofdrippingandsawwaterleaking from apipeoverhead.
[T]Theshipranagroundoff thecoastandbeganto leakoil.
To leak is also to give outinformationprivately,esp. whenpeopleinauthoritydo notwantit to beknown:
[T]Someone had leaked thenewsof the ambassador’sresignationto thepress.

leaky

adjective[-er/-est only]us
/ˈli·ki/
There’s a leakyradiatorin thebedroom.
leak
noun[C]
us
/lik/
A leak is also theactof giving outinformationprivately,esp. whenpeopleinauthoritydo notwantit to beknown:
TheJusticeDepartmentwasinvestigatingsecurityleaks.
(Definition ofleakfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

leak| Business English

leak
verb
uk
/liːk/us
[IorT]
if aliquidorgasleaks, or isallowedto leak, from apipeorcontainer, itescapesthrough anopening:
Textilechemicalsleaking from acontainerstartedafirein acargocompartment.
Theshipleaked anestimated70,000gallonsoffuel.
[T]
toallowsecretinformationtobecomegenerallyknown:
Staffmemberswereaccusedof leakinginformationabout thedealto thenewspapers.
leak
noun[C]
uk
/liːk/us
anopeningthrough whichliquidorgascanescapefrom apipeorcontainer, or theliquidorgasthatescapes:
fuel/gas/oilleaks
theactofallowingsecretinformationtobecomepubliclyknown:
The leak of thetop-secretdiscussionswill be ahugeembarrassmentto thecompany.
(Definition ofleakfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofleak

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These dynamic features will ultimately relate to the outcome of a residualleak.
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Without a spine, space leaks of the form considered here are not possible.
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All heap memory space leaks were plugged by adding releases.
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These calculi alwaysleaksomewhere - otherwise why so many variants?
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It is likely that theleakhad occurred shortly after completion of the first operation, leading to the formation of the observed supraclavicular haematoma.
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Theleakcurrents were not subtracted from the data.
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However, there are still paths in the function such that untrustworthy information mayleakthrough if the function is called with untrustworthy arguments.
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But such information did on occasionleakout and become public property and news.
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Similarly, an individual could accidentally ' 'leak' ' his or her own data through a ' 'phishing' ' attack or other online breach.
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Clearly the crown was trying to limit the amount of information leaking out about the trial.
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The reason for this not too infrequent occurrence was traced to leaking nozzle seals or pressure holes or to damage on the flat-plate leading edge.
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It seems impossible, however, to prevent all information about the implementation of an abstract type leaking out.
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If the typing is made pure linear instead of affine, we could also prevent space leaks.
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Pieces of the false keel floated to the surface, but the ship was quickly refloated and found not to be leaking.
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In reactive and concurrent programs, intermediate states are visible and synchronization can be used, deliberately or accidentally, toleakinformation.
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