| 单词 | percolate |
| 释义 | percolate (pɜːʳkəleɪt ) Word forms: percolates , percolating , percolated 1. verb If an idea, feeling, or piece of information percolates through a group of people or a thing, it spreads slowly through the group or thing. New fashions took a long time to percolate down. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...all of these thoughts percolated through my mind. [VERB preposition/adverb] percolation (pɜːʳkəleɪʃən ) uncountable noun There is no percolation of political ideas from the membership to the leadership. [+ of] 2. verb When you percolate coffee or when coffee percolates, you prepare it in a percolator. She percolated the coffee and put croissants in the oven to warm. [VERB noun] 3. verb To percolate somewhere means to pass slowly through something that has very small holes or gaps in it. Rainwater will only percolate through slowly. [VERB preposition/adverb] |
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