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

单词	leak
释义	leak I. \ˈlēk\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English leken, from Old Norse leka to drip, leak; akin to Old English leccan to moisten, Old High German zelechen cracked by heat, leaky, Old Irish legaim I melt, dissolve, Armenian lič swamp *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to enter or escape through a hole, crevice, or other opening usually by a fault or mistake < the possibility of oil or exhaust fumes leaking in — H.G.Armstrong > < if the granary be not tight, the grain will leak out — C.H.Grandgent > b. : to let a substance (as water or gas) or light in or out through a hole, crevice, or other opening < a camera bellows may leak > < the boat leaks > < the gas tank leaks > 2. : urinate 3. : to become known despite efforts at concealment : become public information : get out < it's top secret, not a word can leak for forty-eight hours — Louis Vaczek > < how it had been done would leak across in time — Frank Ritchie > — often used with out < news of the discoveries leaked out — American Guide Series: Nevada > *transitive verb* 1. a. : to permit to enter or escape through a leak < camera bellows which … leak light — Eastman Kodak Monthly Abstract Bulletin > < hot in the train, the windows leaked cinders — Lionel Trilling > < the little granary leaked wheat — C.T.Jackson > b. : to cause to be issued as if by a leak : give off < exquisite mosaics leaked the sour stench — L.C.Douglas > < July night leaked heat — J.T.Farrell > < phonographs leaked … symphonies and string quartets — Winthrop Sargeant > 2. : to give out or pass on (as secret information) surreptitiously < leaked information which resulted in some people making quick profits — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union > < leak important news to friendly newspapers > II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English leke, probably from Old Norse leki; akin to Old Norse leka to leak 1. a. : a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole that usually by mistake admits or lets escape (as water or light) < the ship sprang a leak > < a camera bellows may have a light leak > b. : something that permits the admission or escape of something else usually with prejudicial effect < even the tightest precautions have some leaks — Time > < errors in change and pilfering are common leaks in the grocery business > c. : a loss of electricity or of electric current sometimes due to faulty insulation; also : the point or the path at which such loss occurs 2. : the act, process, or an instance of leaking < in the sun the outward leak of energy is carried by radiation — Fred Hoyle > < through the process of premeditated leaks, the press may tell all — New Republic > 3. : a soft watery rot of fruits or vegetables caused by various fungi (as Rhizopus stolonifer or Pythium debaryanum) 4. : an act of urinating — usually used with take < stopped to take a leak — Saul Bellow > — not often in polite use III. adjective Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lekr leaky; akin to Old Norse leka to leak obsolete : leaky
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