leak

1. V-T/V-I 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. 滲漏 (液體或氣體); (容器) 滲漏

The roof leaked. 屋頂漏了。

The pool's fibreglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out. 池子的玻璃纖維側(cè)面裂了，水已經(jīng)滲了出來。

2. N-COUNT Leak is also a noun. 滲漏

It's thought a gas leak may have caused the blast. 人們認(rèn)為可能是煤氣泄漏引起了爆炸。

3. N-COUNT A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through. 裂縫; 漏洞

...a leak in the radiator. …散熱器上的裂縫。

4. V-T/V-I If a secret document or piece of information leaks or is leaked, someone lets the public know about it. 泄露

Mr. Ashton accused police of leaking information to the press. 艾什頓先生指控警察向媒體泄露了消息。

We don't know how the transcript leaked. 我們不知道抄本是怎樣泄露的。

5. N-COUNT Leak is also a noun. 泄露

More serious leaks, possibly involving national security, are likely to be investigated by the police. 可能涉及國家安全的更嚴(yán)重泄密會(huì)受到警方的調(diào)查。

6. PHRASAL VERB Leak out means the same as . 泄露

More details are now beginning to leak out. 更多的細(xì)節(jié)現(xiàn)在開始泄露出來。