| 单词 | spring a leak |
| 释义 | spring a leak From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspring a leakspring a leakPOURif a boat or a container springs a leak, it begins to let liquid in or out through a crack or hole → springExamples from the Corpusspring a leak• If it is partly submerged, it has sprung a leak and filled with water.• Water supplies to Bristol were threatened in 1990 when the Gloucester Sharpness canal sprang a leak and temporary pipelines had to installed.• An old galvanised iron cistern is liable to spring a leak eventually.• If the cooling system sprang a leak pilots had to land and mend the pipe with chewing gum and insulation tape. |
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