leak

单词音标

leak音标[li:k]

汉语翻译

n. 漏洞, 漏处, 漏出, 泄漏

vi. 漏, 泄漏

vt. 使渗漏

【化】 漏电; 漏水; 漏气; 漏失

相关词组:

leak out

词型变化

名词:leaker动词过去式:leaked过去分词:leaked现在分词:leaking第三人称单数:leaks

词意辨析

leak, drip

这两个动词均含“滴、漏”之意。

leak: 侧重液体或气体等从容器漏出，或泄漏了消息。

drip: 侧重以点滴形式下落，也指漏出或溢出。

英语解释

名词 leak:

an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape

soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi

a euphemism for urination

同义词：wetting, making water, passing water

the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container

同义词：escape, leakage, outflow

unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information

同义词：news leak

动词 leak:

tell anonymously

be leaked

同义词：leak out

enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure

have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out

例句

You must shut the gas supply off if there\'s a leak.

煤气泄漏时，必须把截门关上。

The details were supposed to be secret but somehow leaked out.

这些细节原属秘密，可是不知怎么给泄露出去了。

Who leaked the news to the press?

谁将新闻泄露给新闻界的？

Can you smell a gas leak?

你能闻到煤气漏气吗？

There is a leak in the roof.

屋顶有一个漏洞。

详细解释

leak

v.（动词）

leaked,leak.ing,leaks

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw:

泄漏：通过缺口或裂缝使某物逃逸、进入或通过：

例句：

rusted pipes that were beginning to leak; a boat leaking at the seams.

开始漏水的锈水管；船的接缝处漏水

To escape or pass through a breach or flaw:

漏出：通过缺口或裂缝逃逸或通过：

例句：

helium leaking slowly from the balloon.

氦气慢慢地从气球中漏走

Informal To become publicly known through a breach of secrecy:

【非正式用语】 泄密：由于保密措施的漏洞而变得公开：

例句：

The news has leaked.

消息已泄漏了

v.tr.（及物动词）

To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw:

使漏出：允许（一种物质）通过缺口或裂缝逃逸或通过：

例句：

a damaged reactor leaking radioactivity into the atmosphere.

一座损坏的反应堆向大气中泄露出发射性物质

Informal To disclose without authorization or official sanction:

【非正式用语】 擅自公开：未经授权或官方许可而揭露：

例句：

leaked classified information to a reporter.

将机密情报透露给记者

n.（名词）

A crack or flaw that permits something to escape from or enter a container or conduit:

裂缝：使某物逸出或进入一容器或管道的裂口或裂缝：

例句：

fixed the leak in the roof.

修理屋顶上的漏缝

The act or instance of leaking.

泄露：泄漏的行为或例子

An amount leaked:

漏出量：

例句：

equipment used in cleaning up oil leaks.

用来清除漏油的设备

Informal An unauthorized or a deliberate disclosure of confidential information:

【非正式用语】 擅自公开：未经允许或故意透露机密情报：

例句：

.Sometimes we can`t respond to stories based on leaks.(Ronald Reagan)

.有时候我们不能对泄露出去的消息做出反应.(罗纳德·里根)

Loss of electric current as a result of faulty insulation.

漏电：由于绝缘不好而导致的电流流失

The path or place at which this loss takes place.

漏电之处：这种损失发生的路径或地方

<习惯用语>take a leak【粗俗用语】 【俚语】

To urinate.

小便

来源：

Middle English leken

中古英语 leken

probably from Middle Dutch

可能源自 中古荷兰语

【引伸】

leak.er

n.（名词）