no obj., with adverbial of direction
1- (of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something; move in a slow, creeping way(液体)渗出; 慢慢流出:
blood was oozing from a wound in his scalp
鲜血从他头皮的伤口处慢慢渗出
honey oozed out of the comb.
蜂蜜从蜜巢中慢慢流出。
1.1
- no obj. slowly exude or discharge a viscous fluid(粘稠的液体)慢慢渗出, 流出:
her mosquito bites were oozing and itching like mad.
她被蚊子叮过的地方正在出水而且奇痒无比。
1.2
- with obj. figurative (of a person) give a powerful impression of (a quality)〈喻〉(人)让人强烈感受到, 散发出, 洋溢着(某特质):
she oozes a raunchy sex appeal.
她散发出一种淫荡的性感。
1
- mass noun the sluggish flow of a fluid渗流。
2
- an infusion of oak bark or other vegetable matter, used in tanning鞣液。
派生词
oozy
adjective词源
Old English wōs 'juice or sap'; the verb dates from late Middle English.
mass noun
1- wet mud or slime, especially that found at the bottom of a river, lake, or sea(尤指河底、湖底或海底的)软泥, 粘泥。
1.1
- Geology a deposit of white or grey calcareous matter largely composed of foraminiferan remains, covering extensive areas of the ocean floor【地质】软泥。
派生词
oozy
adjective词源
Old English wāse; related to Old Norse veisa 'stagnant pool'. In Middle English and the 16th cent. the spelling was wose (rhyming with repose), but from 1550 spellings imply a change in pronunciation and influence by OOZE1.