[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]漏;渗漏;泄漏 If a container leaks, there is a hole or crack in it which lets a substance such as liquid or gas escape. You can also say that a container leaks a substance such as liquid or gas.
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The roof leaked...
屋顶漏雨。
The gas had apparently leaked from a cylinder...
气体似乎由一汽缸漏出。
The pool's fiberglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out...
泳池四周的玻璃钢面开裂,水渗了出来。
A large diesel tank mysteriously leaked its contents into the river.
一个大型柴油罐的柴油莫名其妙地泄漏到河里去了。
Leak is also a noun.
It's thought a gas leak may have caused the blast.
据认为爆炸可能由气体泄漏引起。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]裂缝;漏隙;漏洞 A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through.
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...a leak in the radiator...
暖气片上的一条裂缝
In May engineers found a leak in a hydrogen fuel line.
5月份工程师们在一条氢燃料管线上发现一条裂隙。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]走漏;泄露;透露 If a secret document or piece of information leaks or is leaked, someone lets the public know about it.
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Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press...
去年,一名公务员因向报界泄露了一份文件而被判入狱。
He revealed who leaked a confidential police report...
他说出了泄露警方机密报告内容的人。
We don't know how the transcript leaked.
我们不知道文字本是怎么泄露出去的。
...a leaked report.
走漏了风声的报告
Leak is also a noun.
More serious leaks, possibly involving national security, are likely to be investigated by the police.
可能涉及国家安全的更严重泄密多半会交由警方调查。
Leak out means the same as leak .leak out同leak
More details are now beginning to leak out...
更多的细节正透露出来。
He said it would leak out to the newspapers and cause a scandal.
他说这件事会泄露给报界,引起丑闻。
Oxford
leak/liːk; NAmEliːk/
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leakleaksleakedleakingverb1[intransitive , transitive ]to allow liquid or gas to get in or out through a small hole or crack 漏;渗漏;泄漏◆a leaking pipe渗漏的管道◆The roof was leaking.屋顶在漏水。leaksth ◆The tank had leaked a small amount of water.水箱渗漏出少量的水。2[intransitive ](of a liquid or gas 液体或气体)to get in or out through a small hole or crack in sth 渗入;漏出◆Water had started to leak into the cellar.水已开始渗入地下室。3[transitive ]leaksth (to sb) to give secret information to the public, for example by telling a newspaper 泄露,透露(秘密信息);走漏SYN
disclose
◆The contents of the report were leaked to the press.报告的内容泄露到新闻界了。◆a leaked document已外泄的文件PHRASAL VERBˌleak ˈout(of secret information 秘密信息)to become known to the public 泄露;走漏;透露◆Details of the plan soon leaked out.计划的细节很快就泄露出去了。noun1a small hole or crack that lets liquid or gas flow in or out of sth by accident 漏洞;裂缝;缝隙◆a leak in the roof屋顶的漏洞◆a leak in the gas pipe煤气管道的裂缝☞collocationsat
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2liquid or gas that escapes through a hole in sth 泄漏出的液体(或气体)◆a gas leak煤气泄漏◆oil leaks/leaks of oil漏油3a deliberate act of giving secret information to the newspapers, etc. (秘密信息的)透露◆a leak to the press about the government plans on tax有关政府税收计划的消息于新闻界的泄露4( slang) an act of passing urinefrom the body 撒尿◆to have/take a leak撒尿IDIOMsee
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leak1 verb
leak2 noun
leakleak1 /liːk/ ●●○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] if a container, pipe, roof etc leaks, or if it leaks gas, liquid etc, there is a small hole or crack in it that lets gas or liquid flow through: The roof is leaking. A tanker is leaking oil off the coast of Scotland.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a gas or liquid leaks somewhere, it gets through a hole in somethingSYN seepleak into/from/out Sea water was leaking into the batteries which powered the electric motors.3[transitive] to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc: The report’s findings had been leaked.leak something to somebody civil servants who leak information to the press► see thesaurus at
reveal
leak out phrasal verbif secret information leaks out, a lot of people find out about it: No sooner had the news leaked out than my telephone started ringing.
leak1 verb
leak2 noun
leakleak2 ●●○ noun [countable]
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1a small hole that lets liquid or gas flow into or out of something: There is a leak in the ceiling. The boat had sprung a leak (=a hole had appeared in it).► see thesaurus at
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2a gas/oil/water etc leak an escape of gas or liquid through a hole in something: A gas leak caused the explosion.3a situation in which secret information is deliberately given to a newspaper, television company etc: It became evident from the leaks that something important was going on.4take/have a leak informal to get rid of waste liquid from your bodySYN urinate
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