percolate
/ˈpɜːkəleɪt/verb
1
- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance（液体, 气体）渗透, 渗漏; 渗滤, 过滤：
the water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals.
经土壤过滤的水会滤掉矿物质。
1.1
- figurative (of information or an idea or feeling) spread gradually through an area or group of people〈喻〉（信息、思想或感情）扩散, 弥漫：
this idea soon percolated into the Christian Church.
这种思想很快渗透到基督教中。
2
- no obj.(of coffee) be prepared in a percolator（咖啡）（在渗滤式咖啡壶中）滤煮：
he put some coffee on to percolate.
他把一些咖啡放到咖啡壶里滤煮。
2.1
- with obj. prepare (coffee) in a percolator（用渗滤式咖啡壶）滤煮（咖啡）：
as adj. percolated freshly percolated coffee.刚滤煮的咖啡。
2.2
- figurative US be or become full of lively activity or excitement〈喻, 美〉变得有劲; 显得活跃, 非常兴奋：
the night was percolating with an expectant energy.
那个夜晚因充满期待而令人兴奋。
派生词
percolation
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin percolat- 'strained through', from the verb percolare, from per- 'through' + colare 'to strain' （from colum 'strainer'）.