leak

[li:k]

v.渗, 漏, 泄露
n.漏洞, 泄露

例句与用法：

You must shut the gas supply off if there's a leak.

煤气泄漏时，必须把截门关上。

The details were supposed to be secret but somehow leaked out.

这些细节原属秘密，可是不知怎么给泄露出去了。

Who leaked the news to the press?

谁将新闻泄露给新闻界的？

Can you smell a gas leak?

你能闻到煤气漏气吗？

There is a leak in the roof.

屋顶有一个漏洞。

词形变化：

名词: leaker | 动词过去式: leaked | 动词过去分词: leaked | 动词现在分词: leaking | 动词第三人称单数: leaks |

详细释义：

n.

1. 漏洞, 裂缝[C]

The rain dripped down from a leak in the roof.

雨水从屋顶的裂缝中滴漏下来。

2. (水, 瓦斯等的)漏出; 漏出物; 漏电[C]

I can smell a leak of gas.

我嗅到泄漏的瓦斯。

3. (秘密等的)泄漏[C]

The leak of information was officially inspired.

这一情报的泄漏是官方授意的。

4. 【俚】撒尿[S]

vt.

1. 使渗漏

The car is leaking oil.

这汽车在漏油。

2. 泄漏(秘密等)[(+out/to)]

He denied that he had leaked the news to the press.

他否认曾将这则消息泄漏给新闻界。

vi.

1. 漏, 渗[(+out)]

The faucet is leaking.

水龙头在漏水。

2. (消息等)泄漏出去[(+out)]

Your secret appears to have leaked out.

看来你的秘密已经泄漏出去了。

短语词组：

A small leak will sink a great ship.

1. 小漏能沉大船。

leak out

1. 泄漏

The news soon leaked out.

消息很快就泄漏出来了。