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单词 seepage
释义 seep·age
\-pij, -pēj\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: seep (I) + -age
1.
 a. : the act or process of seeping : oozing
  < many streams lose water by seepage in certain stretches — A.N.Sayre >
 b. : a quantity of a fluid that has seeped through porous material (as soil)
  < seepages of oil and gas are widely distributed throughout the world — C.G.Lalicker >
  < families stood barefoot in cellars bailing out seepageNew York Times >
2.
 a. : a draining off by gradual leakage
  < the unfathomable seepage of all excitement, meaning and potency from so many of our long-cherished values — John Hurkan >
 b. : a gradual penetration : infiltration
  < the increasing seepage of gold into certain areas >
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