v.滲；漏；泄露

n.漏洞；泄露

Water had started to leak into the cellar. 水已開始滲入地下室。

The kitchen roof is apt to leak when it rains. 廚房的屋頂下雨時容易漏雨。

The details were supposed to be secret but somehow leaked out. 這些細節(jié)原屬秘密，可是不知怎么給泄露出去了。

There is a leak in the roof. 屋頂有一個漏洞。

Water poured in through a leak in the ship's hull. 水從船體上的漏洞中涌進來。

Jackson said he did not believe the leaks came from his office. 杰克遜說他不相信消息是從他的辦公室里泄露出去的。

leak的基本含義是“漏”,指由于包裝破損或沒有妥善包裝而引起內(nèi)部物質(zhì)的外泄,通常是指液體或氣體,引申可指新聞或秘密等。

leak可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,后接名詞作賓語。

adj.蕭瑟的；陰郁的；嚴寒的；無希望的