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Leaky Water Pipe Pass 英 Liːki] 美 Liːki Adj.出现裂缝的;泄漏的

英语单词 leaky
英美音标 英 ['liːki] 美 ['liːki]
中文释义 adj.出现裂缝的;泄漏的
英语例句 (1) Commend me to a leaky house on a rainy day.
(2) The plumber went down to the cellar to fix the leaky pipe.
(3) Water oozed from the leaky pipe.
(4) Why isn't the husband fixing the leaky roof?
中文例句 (1) 雨天我要漏水的房子才怪呢。
(2) 管道工到地下室去修漏水的管子。
(3) 水从漏的管子中渗出来。
(4) 丈夫为什么不打算修补漏雨的屋顶呢?
vocabulary简明 Leaky things accidentally allow water (or gas) to pass through them. A leaky bucket is a bad thing, and a leaky diaper is even worse.
vocabulary扩展 A leaky hose lets water squirt out at different points, and a leaky helium balloon plummets to the ground, deflating as it falls. You can also talk about a leaky government, or a leaky newsroom — in other words, a group or a person guilty of exposing information that's meant to be kept secret or confidential. This kind of leak is a "deliberate disclosure of information," and it dates from the 1950s.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]漏的;有裂缝的;有漏洞的 Something that is leaky has holes, cracks, or other faults which allow liquids and gases to pass through.
  • ...the cost of repairing the leaky roof.

    维修漏雨屋顶的费用

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