no obj.
1- (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack(容器, 遮盖物)漏, 渗漏, 漏出; 渗入:
the roof leaked
屋顶漏水
as adj. leaking a leaking gutter漏水的天沟
with obj. the drums were leaking an unidentified liquid.桶中渗出不明液体。
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- with adverbial of direction(of liquid, gas, etc.) pass in or out through a hole or crack in such a way(液体、气体等)漏出, 渗入:
water kept leaking in.
水持续渗入。
1.2
- figurative (of secret information) become known〈喻〉(秘密)泄露:
worrying stories leaked out.
令人焦虑的情况被泄露出来。
1.3
- with obj. intentionally disclose (secret information)有意透露(秘密):
a report was leaked to the press
一份报告被透露给了报界
as adj. leaked a leaked government document.被泄露的政府文件。
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- a hole in a container or covering through which contents, especially liquid or gas, may accidentally pass(容器或盖子的)漏洞:
I checked all of the pipework for leaks.
我检查了所有管道看有没有漏洞。
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- mass noun the action of leaking in such a way渗漏:
the leak of fluid may occur
可能会发生漏液事故
count noun a gas leak.煤气泄漏。
1.2
- a similar escape of electric charge or current漏电。
1.3
- an intentional disclosure of secret information故意泄密:
one of the employees was responsible for the leak.
一名雇员故意走漏了秘情。
短语
have(或take)a leak
- informal urinate〈非正式〉小便。
派生词
leaker
noun词源
late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin and related to LACK.