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单词 seep
释义

seep

1 of 2

verb

ˈsēp How to pronounce seep (audio)
seeped; seeping; seeps

intransitive verb

1
: to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
water seeped in through a crack
2
a
: to enter or penetrate slowly
fear of nuclear war had seeped into the national consciousness Tip O'Neill
b
: to become diffused or spread
a sadness seeped through his being Agnes S. Turnbull

seep

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: a spot where a fluid (such as water, oil, or gas) contained in the ground oozes slowly to the surface and often forms a pool
b
: a small spring
2
: seepage
seepy
ˈsē-pē How to pronounce seep (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

Verb

  • bleed
  • exude
  • ooze
  • percolate
  • strain
  • sweat
  • transude
  • weep
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Example Sentences

Verb Blood was seeping through the bandage. The chemicals seeped into the ground.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
This gas can seep into homes and other buildings through pipes and cracks in foundations. Maya Miller, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2022 The Pac-12′s month-long fight for survival could seep into the football season, and perhaps deep into the season, as the forces of realignment ripple across the college landscape. oregonlive, 29 July 2022 When the ground is so hard from drought, water doesn’t seep in as much and runs off faster in flood, Francis said. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 When the ground is so hard from drought, water doesn’t seep in as much and runs off faster in flood, Francis and others said. Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 Undulating fields with dips and ponds where water can collect and slowly seep back into the soil will stop it from running off too quickly. WIRED, 21 Aug. 2022 It’s not aggressive like the old ones that would seep into sheetrock. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2022 The roots help bind the soil together and let water seep slowly into the ground, reducing soil erosion and runoff into nearby waterways. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2022 And yet, despite those best efforts, Thursday's revelations will still seep through to at least some GOP media viewers and readers. Brian Stelter, CNN, 22 July 2022
Noun
Ziemkiewicz directed Hurley to open the metal door of the treatment system, which looked like a miniature grain silo built over the seep. Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 The research showing racist tweets directed at Harris comes as sentiments of white supremacy seep into American society and politics. Musadiq Bidar, CBS News, 9 June 2022 Where the former keeps water out of the topmost layer of your jacket (causing it to bead rather than seep), the latter keeps water from getting through your jacket at its fastening points. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 24 Mar. 2022 That once dynamic seep ecosystem is still influencing the area long after the volcanoes sputtered out, the researchers concluded in a study published on Tuesday in Nature Communications. Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2022 The seep was only one in a series of recent setbacks, locals say. Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 But slowly, and persuasively, bits of the paranormal and horror genre seep into the novel, and these elements become as much a part of the plot as the mystery. Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2022 Situated in a depression surrounded by desert vistas and seep willows, the shallow, reedy waterhole is a haven for desert creatures. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2021 Secrets, fears and distrust seep through Gunthrum as Flanagan shows how these issues become a part of the daily fabric of the residents’ lives. Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

alteration of earlier sipe, from Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian; akin to Middle Low German sipen to seep

First Known Use

Verb

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

seep

verb

ˈsēp How to pronounce seep (audio)
seeped; seeping
: to flow slowly through small openings
Water seeped into the basement.

seep

verb

as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings water seeping through the basement walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • drip
  • percolate
  • ooze
  • flow
  • exude
  • bleed
  • weep
  • sweat
  • trickle
  • transude
  • strain
  • emanate
  • vent
  • dribble
  • spring
  • emit
  • give off
  • discharge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pour
  • stream
  • flood
  • gush
  • surge
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