| 单词 | leak |
| 释义 | leak (once / 428 pages) 1vn 2vn A leak involves the release of something. It can be a behind-someone’s-back leak of sensitive information, a leak from a milk carton, or a leak in the roof that lets rain water drip in. As a verb, leak means to allow light or fluid to escape, or to enter or escape as though through a hole. Light can leak in through the curtains, water can leak out of an almost-closed faucet, or information can leak to the press. A leak is almost always a bad thing — it indicates that something that should be contained has broken out or escaped. WORD FAMILYleak: leakage, leaked, leaker, leaking, leaks, leaky+/leakage: leakages/leaker: leakers/leaky: leakier, leakiest, leakily, leakiness USAGE EXAMPLESLater, he taught overseas suppliers how to shield production lines and compartmentalize information to avoid leaks. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Ms. Park attacked the leak, and her office pressed the newspaper to fire its president, according to the impeachment motion. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Bentonite helps with everything from clarifying wine to keeping landfills from leaking. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure Water leaked out of the can into the backpack Gas leaked into the basement Hyper come forth, come out, egress, emerge, go forth, issue come out of 2v have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out The container leaked gasoline the roof leaks badly Hypo bilge, take in water take in water at the bilge 3n an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape one of the tires developed a leak Hyper hole an opening into or through something 4n the discharge of a fluid from some container he had to clean up the leak Syn|Hyper escape, leakage, outflow discharge, outpouring, run the pouring forth of a fluid 5n a euphemism for urination he had to take a leak Syn|Hyper making water, passing water, wetting micturition, urination the discharge of urine 6n soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi 2Hyper soft rot mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi 1v be leaked The news leaked out despite his secrecy Syn|Hyper leak out break, get around, get out be released or become known; of news 2v tell anonymously The news were leaked to the paper Hyper break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret 3n unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information Syn|Hyper news leak disclosure, revealing, revelation the speech act of making something evident |
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