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单词 spring a leak
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spring a leak

(Of a boat or container) develop a leak.The tanker sprang a leak when it hit a floating cargo container, in either Spanish or Portuguese waters....
  • Simultaneously, the hot water tank decided to spring a leak, and water was dripping into the sitting room - the plumbers fixed it yesterday.
  • The Prestige, laden with 77,000 tons of oil, sprang a leak in November off the northwest Spanish coast and sank six days later after snapping in half.
Originally in nautical use, referring to timbers springing out of position
See parent entry: spring
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