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单词 leak
释义
leak1 verbleak2 noun
leakleak1 /liːk/ ●●○ verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINleak1
Origin:
1400-1500 Old Norse leka
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
leak
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyleak
he, she, itleaks
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyleaked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave leaked
he, she, ithas leaked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad leaked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill leak
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have leaked
Continuous Form
PresentIam leaking
he, she, itis leaking
you, we, theyare leaking
PastI, he, she, itwas leaking
you, we, theywere leaking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been leaking
he, she, ithas been leaking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been leaking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be leaking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been leaking
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A man was charged today with leaking official secrets.
  • I think the fuel tank is leaking.
  • Information on the merger had been leaked to the press.
  • Someone at the Pentagon leaked a letter from the Secretary of Defense.
  • The Congressman was furious that the report had been leaked.
  • The contents of the fax were leaked to the press
  • The roof always leaks when it rains.
  • They found the pipe that was leaking chlorine.
  • Water was leaking from a pipe in the bathroom.
  • Yoghurt had leaked out of the pot all over my lunchbox.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But once the adrenalin spurts back into your system it will not gently leak away.
  • Is it doing anything strange, such as leaking, making noises or not keeping water as hot as it used to?
  • Its Woosterish appearance conceals some white-hot technology, such as an airtight ink-chamber which is guaranteed not to leak in an aircraft cabin.
  • The Ecuadorean tanker Jessica started leaking diesel oil after running aground last week.
  • The roof leaked, and the front porch was falling off.
  • Then a buttery glow leaking from horizon to horizon, flooding the mesas and outcrop rock of the high desert.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
if liquid flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream: · Blood flowed from his hand.· The river flows very quickly at this point.
to flow – used when saying that something flows in a particular direction: · Water was running down the walls of the room.· Sweat ran off his nose.· The river runs into the sea.
to flow out of something: · You couldn't drink any of the water that came out of the tap.
to flow in large quantities: · The rain poured down.· Blood was pouring from a wound on his head.
to flow out quickly in very large quantities: · Water was gushing out at more than 3000 gallons a minute.
to flow out suddenly with a lot of force: · Oil was spurting from a small hole in the pipe.
to flow slowly in drops or in a thin stream: · Clare felt sweat trickling down the back of her neck.
to flow in or out through a small hole or crack, usually when this is not meant to happen: · Oil was leaking from the engine.
to flow from something very slowly – used about blood or a thick liquid: · Blood was oozing from the wound.· Jam oozed out as she bit into the cake.
to fall in drops: · Water dripped from the tap continuously.
to flow down the side of something in large amounts: · Water cascades down the hillside.
to let someone know about something that is secret or has not been known until now: · Doctors are not allowed to reveal confidential information.· It was revealed that he had smoked marijuana at college.
to talk about something to someone, so that they know about it: · Don’t tell anyone about this just yet.· Shall I tell you a secret?
formal to publicly reveal something such as a fact or a name that has been kept secret: · The terms of the agreement have not yet been disclosed.· The agent did not disclose that there had been a violent crime in the house.
formal to reveal important or personal information which was previously secret or unknown: · The bank has refused to divulge its plans.· I’m afraid I cannot divulge what was said to me.
to tell people about important information, especially after it has been kept secret: · Apparently they were engaged for some time before making it public.· The government has agreed that sources of financing should in future be made public.
to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc, when a government or other organization wants to keep it secret: · The contents of the email were leaked to the press.· A man was charged today with leaking official secrets.
(also spill the beans informal) to tell someone something that you want to keep secret: · He was careful not to give away any trade secrets.· I’m not going to give away how much I paid for it!
informal to accidentally tell someone about something: · He let slip that he was envious of his older brother.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is found out
if something that people knew nothing about comes out , people find out about it, especially as a result of an official inquiry: · The truth about the scandal came out long after he had left office.· A few new facts came out at the trial.it comes out that: · During the hearing it came out that she had tried to commit suicide.
if new information or a new fact comes to light or is brought to light , people find out about it: · Fresh evidence has come to light since the report was published.· Some serious problems have been brought to light by the latest report on health and safety.it comes to light that/it is brought to light that: · It came to light that the CIA knew he was a security risk.
if facts emerge from a meeting or an inquiry, people find out about them: · More details of the plan emerged at yesterday's meeting.it emerges that: · During the court case it emerged that both men had convictions for terrorist offences.
if someone within a government or organization leaks official information, they secretly tell the public or a newspaper about it: · Someone at the Pentagon leaked a letter from the Secretary of Defense.· Information on the merger had been leaked to the press.
if a piece of information gets out , people find out about it even though other people have tried very hard to keep it secret: · If any of this gets out, we'll be in serious trouble.word/news etc gets out: · If word gets out that Jordan is here, we'll be mobbed.it gets out that: · If it gets out that we knew about this, we'll lose all our clients.
formal if it transpires that something is true, people find out that it is true: · It now transpires that the prime minister knew about the deal all along.
with lots of hills or mountains
if a liquid flows , it moves in a steady, continuous stream from one place to another: · The river flows more slowly here and it is safe to swim.flow into/out of/over: · From here, factory waste flows straight into the sea.· Tears flowed down her cheeks as she hugged her children.· Oil flowed from the tanker into the sea.
if liquid comes out of a pipe, container etc, it flows out fairly slowly and in fairly small quantities: · When I turned on the tap a brownish liquid came out.come out of: · There's oil coming out of your engine.· I can't get the ketchup to come out of the bottle.
if a liquid or substance pours out of something, large amounts flow out of it: pour out of/off/down etc: · Sweat poured down his face.· Water was pouring out of the release gates on the dam.· Rain poured through the open window, waking me again an hour later.· Lava from the volcano is pouring down the mountain towards the town.
if a liquid runs somewhere, it flows quickly and smoothly; if a tap is running , water is flowing out of it: · Who left the faucet running?run along/down etc: · Tears ran down her face.· A stream runs along the bottom of the field.
if a liquid leaks from a container or pipe, or if a container or pipe leaks , the liquid comes out through a small hole or crack because the container or pipe is damaged: · I think the fuel tank is leaking.leak through/into/out of/from: · Water was leaking from a pipe in the bathroom.· Yoghurt had leaked out of the pot all over my lunchbox.
if a liquid drips , it falls slowly and steadily, in drops: drip off/out/onto etc: · The blood was still dripping from the cut on his lip.· We stood under a tree, with rain dripping onto our heads.· Wax from the candle dripped on the tablecloth.
if a thick liquid, or a substance such as blood or mud, oozes out of something, it comes out of it slowly and steadily: ooze out of/from: · A mixture of mud and rainwater oozed out of the bottom of the bucket.· Blood was oozing from the wound.· Thick, sticky syrup oozes out of the tree trunk and is collected in buckets.
if a liquid gushes from something, or if something gushes it, it flows or pours out very quickly in large quantities: · The knife wound was gushing blood.gush out/from/down etc: · Oil gushed from the hole in the ship's hull.· A pipe burst in one of the apartments above, and water gushed down.
if a liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly in drops or in a thin stream: trickle down/into/out: · Blood trickled down the side of her face. · Water trickled out of the pipe.· The fire spread when burning gasoline trickled from the car toward other vehicles.
if you squirt liquid or it squirts , it is forced out of a narrow hole in a thin fast stream: · Kids were squirting each other with water pistols.squirt something on somebody/something: · He squirted some ketchup on his fries.squirt from/into: · The batter is squirted into round molds, then baked.
if a liquid spurts or something spurts it, it comes out of something quickly and suddenly and with a lot of force: · The knife hit an artery, and the wound spurted blood.spurt from/out of/into: · Oil from the spill spurted into the crystal waters of Prince William Sound.· Water spurted from the burst pipe.
to flow down something in large quantities: cascade from/into/down etc: · The walls of the cave are smooth, polished by the water cascading from above.· Water from the broken water main cascaded into a subway station.
to tell someone something that was a secret
to tell someone something that should be kept secret: · What did she say? Tell me!· If someone asked me to keep a secret I would never tell.tell somebody where/what/who etc: · He didn't tell me where he got this information.tell somebody about something: · Don't tell anyone about this just yet.tell somebody a secret: · Come here Eva - let me tell you a secret.tell somebody something in the strictest confidence (=tell someone something on the condition that they do not tell anyone): · I'm telling you this in the strictest confidence, so not a word to anyone.
especially written to let people know about something that was previously kept secret: · The company has just revealed its plans for the coming year, including the opening of new offices in Paris.· What actually happened to the gold has never been revealed.reveal (that): · Markov revealed that he had once worked for the CIA.· Ginsberg withdrew his application to become Attorney General after it was revealed that he had smoked marijuana at college.
to publicly reveal something such as a fact or a name that has been kept secret or hidden: · The agent does not have to disclose the amount his client paid.disclose that: · In the report it was disclosed that neither pilot nor controller had any experience of the radar system in use at the time of the crash.disclose information/details/evidence etc: · The Security Service is unlikely to disclose any information.disclose somebody's identity (=say who someone is): · He refused to disclose the identity of the politician.
to make a piece of important information known to the public, especially after keeping it secret for some time: · The Senator will make his decision public on Friday.· Reporters learned the news on Friday but agreed not to make it public until the following day.make it public that: · Freddie Mercury died only two days after making it public that he was suffering from AIDS.
formal to give someone some very important and often personal information which was previously secret or unknown: · The other three companies refused to divulge their plans.divulge what/where/when etc: · I'm afraid I cannot divulge what Jameson said to me.divulge something to somebody: · The contract forbids employees to divulge details of this work to anyone outside the company.
to tell the public about the secret activities of a person or organization, because you think that people ought to know about something morally wrong that is being done: · Her criminal activities were finally exposed in the Washington Post by political columnist Richard McCallum.expose to: · They threatened to expose him to the media unless he changed his ways.
to deliberately give secret government information to a newspaper or television company: · A man was charged today with leaking official secrets.· The Congressman was furious that the report had been leaked.leak something to somebody: · The contents of the fax were leaked to the press
informal to tell someone about something that has been planned and was supposed to be a secret: · "Does Phillip know about our plan?" "Yes, someone must have spilled the beans."· The class managed to keep the party a secret until Lorraine, unable to control herself any longer, spilled the beans.
informal to tell someone about a secret plan or idea so that they are involved in it, especially because you trust them: · We'll let you in on our plan if you promise to keep it a secret.· I know you're up to something so you might as well let me in on it.
informal to tell someone a secret - use this when you disapprove of this: · OK I'll tell you, but you'd better not blab!blab about: · She went and blabbed about Ernie's surprise party.blab to: · Better not say anything about it to Mickey -- he'll just end up blabbing to someone.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=an escape of gas through a hole in something)· If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.
· He complained that a water pipe was leaking in his hotel room.
(=give them secret information in an unofficial way)· The confidential report was leaked to the press.
· A radiation leak occurred at a Russian nuclear power station.
(=one that lets rain in)· We needed to fix the leaky roof.
(=secretly tell a reporter about it)· We may never know who leaked the story to the press.
(=with drops of water coming from the end)· The leaky tap had left a stain in the washbasin.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Saunders' body was twitching violently as his blood leaked out in dying jets, slicking the walkway.· But one thing that worries me is the way information about the sortie has leaked out.· The agreement leaked out and Inoue was forced to resign in July 1887.· The two men wondered if most of the oil somehow leaked out of the field over time.· Often, some of the fertilizer leaks out and its recipients respond.· You stand frozen in your tracks, a little blood leaks out your mouth, and you topple over in the snow.· On Friday the share price of Pearl Group rose 44p to 552p as news of the bid began to leak out.· Well, apparently the word leaked out.
NOUN
· Whoever leaked the secret document to the residents is clearly against it.· It is often a crime to leak classified documents, grand jury testimony or secret reports, but not to receive them.· There are more effective ways to leak a document.· She said she believed the memo was genuine, in part because other leaked documents had proved to be bona fide.
· Civil servants who leak information are criticised by politicians for a breach of trust.· The suggestion is that MI5 officers may be leaking some of the information.· He added that the penalties against leaking confidential information were severe.
· The news leaked out last weekend, and pressure has mounted on the justice minister, Oliviero Diliberto, to investigate.· A few crumbs of news leaked through.· A few will leave during the day. News may later leak out that they were spies.· No sooner had the news leaked out than my telephone started ringing.· They were getting worried that news was leaking out.
· It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report.· In fact, she was referring only to his denials of having leaked the report.
· To add insult to injury the roof leaked.· The roof leaked, and the front porch was falling off.· The roof leaks dreadfully so you can not move for falling over old galvanized buckets of rainwater.· The build-up of ice on roofs is also creating leaks that threaten internal wiring and pose a fire hazard.· And he had water, as well, since the thatch roof was leaking badly in several places.· This house has a roof that leaks.· Porous state My slate roof is leaking through general wear.· The roofs leaked, the grass died, and the fences were torn down.
· He saw the weird underworld life for himself, and heard the horrible drip of water leaking through.· Six minutes later more water started leaking through the top right-hand corner of another window.· I hurried up to the loft, hoping the water tank wasn't leaking, but it wasn't.· And when the soles got so thin that water would leak in, Kresge would line his shoes with old newspapers.· An agitated businessman at the other end of the line complained that a water pipe was leaking in his hotel room.· The problem-solving sessions began to generate ideas for fixing problems such as water leaks and glass breakage.· It would have been perfect if half a gallon of water had not leaked into my rolled-up sleeping-bag.· Great pale splotches appeared on the once-shining parquet floor where water had leaked in and stood in puddles.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • An old galvanised iron cistern is liable to spring a leak eventually.
  • If it is partly submerged, it has sprung a leak and filled with water.
  • If the cooling system sprang a leak pilots had to land and mend the pipe with chewing gum and insulation tape.
  • Water supplies to Bristol were threatened in 1990 when the Gloucester Sharpness canal sprang a leak and temporary pipelines had to installed.
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 something SYN  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 revealleak out phrasal verb if 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 verbleak2 noun
leakleak2 ●●○ noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A leak was discovered in the cooling system.
  • The boat had sprung a leak and it was sinking fast.
  • The scandal began with a leak to "The Times".
  • The water pressure's right down - there must be a leak in the pipe.
  • White House officials are anxious to find the person responsible for the leak.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Decaying steelwork and water leaks have weakened the tunnel structures, and many stations are in need of major refurbishment.
  • Forcing independent gas suppliers to respond to gas leaks reported to them.
  • I think you know how obsessed George Bush is about leaks.
  • People whose roofs have been sound for decades are now looking at major leaks.
  • Usually the origin of the leaks and the motives behind them were easy enough to trace.
  • Vote paves way, page 2 News in brief: Ferries held up by gas leak.
  • Waterproofness: no leaks even during heavy downpours.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
an empty space in the surface of something, which sometimes goes all the way through it: · A fox had dug a hole under our fence.· Rain was coming in through a hole in the roof.
an empty area between two things, into which you can put something: · Are there any empty spaces on the bookshelf?· a parking space
an empty area between two things or two parts of something, especially one that should not be there: · He has a gap between his two front teeth.· I squeezed through a gap in the hedge.
a hole that something can pass through or that you can see through, especially at the entrance of something: · The train disappeared into the dark opening of the tunnel.· I looked through the narrow opening in the wall.
a small hole where something has been damaged or broken that lets liquid or gas flow in or out: · a leak in the pipe· The plumber’s coming to repair the leak.
especially British English a small hole in a tyre through which air escapes: · My bike’s got a puncture.
a very narrow space between two things or two parts of something: · The snake slid into a crack in the rock.· She was peering through the crack in the curtains.
a straight narrow hole that you put a particular type of object into: · You have to put a coin in the slot before you dial the number.· A small disk fits into a slot in the camera.
a round hole in the ground made by an explosion or by a large object hitting it hard: · a volcanic crater· The meteor left a crater over five miles wide.· the craters on the Moon
Longman Language Activatora hole in something that has been damaged, allowing water, air etc to escape
: hole in · Water trickled in through the hole in the roof.· There are holes in the ozone layer above Antarctica.
a hole where something has been damaged or broken that allows a gas or liquid to pass through when it should not: · The water pressure's right down - there must be a leak in the pipe.spring a leak (=suddenly get a leak): · The boat had sprung a leak and it was sinking fast.
British a small hole in a tyre through which air escapes: · I could hear the hissing sound of air escaping from the puncture.slow puncture (=a puncture from which air escapes slowly): · The tyre's gone flat again -- I think we've got a slow puncture.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 The boat had sprung a leak (=a hole had appeared in it).
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=an escape of gas through a hole in something)· If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.
· He complained that a water pipe was leaking in his hotel room.
(=give them secret information in an unofficial way)· The confidential report was leaked to the press.
· A radiation leak occurred at a Russian nuclear power station.
(=one that lets rain in)· We needed to fix the leaky roof.
(=secretly tell a reporter about it)· We may never know who leaked the story to the press.
(=with drops of water coming from the end)· The leaky tap had left a stain in the washbasin.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· The transporters are designed to withstand accidents and until recently the Govenrment ruled out any possibility of a radioactive leak.· The events included radioactive leaks, unplanned shutdowns and component failures, as well as vandalism, drug abuse and unauthorized use of firearms.
NOUN
· Vote paves way, page 2 News in brief: Ferries held up by gas leak.· Forcing independent gas suppliers to respond to gas leaks reported to them.· The victim was slumped over a freezer where he had been searching for a gas leak.· But firemen confirmed the blast at 3.42am was caused by a gas leak from a water heater.· The first reactor was closed down for repairs earlier this year after a gas leak.· Delicate arrangements are required to maintain the controlled gas leak and these are prone to wear and maintenance problems.· That was the occasion when a gas leak caused an explosion which wrecked an entire tenement.· But responding to Nathan Bryce's flirting was about as wise as striking matches to find a gas leak.
· His immediate reaction was that there was an oil leak.
· The council has put an emergency radiation leak plan on its website which reads like a throwback to the Cold War.· They stressed, however, that there had been no radiation leak at the plant, which is of the Chernobyl type.· They did not cause any radiation leaks and posed no danger to the environment.· In all, 1.3 million people have been registered as suffering from diseases related to the radiation leak.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • But firemen confirmed the blast at 3.42am was caused by a gas leak from a water heater.
  • But responding to Nathan Bryce's flirting was about as wise as striking matches to find a gas leak.
  • That was the occasion when a gas leak caused an explosion which wrecked an entire tenement.
  • The first reactor was closed down for repairs earlier this year after a gas leak.
  • The victim was slumped over a freezer where he had been searching for a gas leak.
  • Billy got off his lounge chair now, went into the bathroom and took a leak.
  • Cully goes off to take a leak.
  • I'd gone behind the set to take a leak and I heard this sound like snapping wood.
  • I thought it was a damn silly place to park if some one wanted to take a leak in the bushes.
  • She locked herself into a cubicle and took a leak.
  • Tank owners are required to have leak detection equipment installed by December 1993.
  • Well, rumors have leaked out.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • An old galvanised iron cistern is liable to spring a leak eventually.
  • If it is partly submerged, it has sprung a leak and filled with water.
  • If the cooling system sprang a leak pilots had to land and mend the pipe with chewing gum and insulation tape.
  • Water supplies to Bristol were threatened in 1990 when the Gloucester Sharpness canal sprang a leak and temporary pipelines had to installed.
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 hole2a 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 body SYN  urinate
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