单词 | leach |
释义 | leach ![]() v. leached, leach·ing, leach·es v.tr. 1. To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid: heavy rains that leached the soil of minerals. 2. To remove from a substance by the action of a percolating liquid: acids in groundwater that leach calcium out of the bedrock. 3. To empty; drain: "a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning" (Marilynne Robinson). v.intr. To be dissolved or passed out by a percolating liquid. n. 1. The act or process of leaching. 2. A porous, perforated, or sievelike vessel that holds material to be leached. 3. The substance through which a liquid is leached. [From Middle English leche, leachate, from Old English *lece, muddy stream; akin to leccan, to moisten.] leach′a·bili·ty n. leacha·ble adj. leacher n. |
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