英语词汇“percolate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

percolatepercolate /ˈpɚkəˌleɪt/ verb

ETYMOLOGYpercolate

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of percolare to put through a sieve

VERB TABLE

percolate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	percolate
	he, she, it	percolates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	percolated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have percolated
	he, she, it	has percolated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had percolated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will percolate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have percolated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am percolating
	he, she, it	is percolating
	you, we, they	are percolating
Past	I, he, she, it	was percolating
	you, we, they	were percolating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been percolating
	he, she, it	has been percolating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been percolating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be percolating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been percolating

1[intransitive, transitive] if coffee percolates, or if you percolate it, you make coffee by passing hot water through crushed coffee beans in a special pot2[intransitive] if an idea, feeling, piece of information, etc. percolates, it gradually develops or spreads: She already has an idea percolating for her next novel.percolate (down) through something The message has begun to percolate through the school.3[intransitive always + adv./prep.] if liquid, air, or light percolates somewhere, it passes slowly through a surface that has very small holes in it: percolate through/down/into something Rainwater percolates down through the rock.—percolation /ˌpɚkəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]