leak

1. V-T/V-I If a container leaks, there is a hole or crack in it which lets a substance such as liquid or gas escape. You can also say that a container leaks a substance such as liquid or gas. 渗漏 (液体或气体); (容器) 渗漏

The roof leaked. 屋顶漏了。

The pool's fibreglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out. 池子的玻璃纤维侧面裂了，水已经渗了出来。

2. N-COUNT Leak is also a noun. 渗漏

It's thought a gas leak may have caused the blast. 人们认为可能是煤气泄漏引起了爆炸。

3. N-COUNT A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through. 裂缝; 漏洞

...a leak in the radiator. …散热器上的裂缝。

4. V-T/V-I If a secret document or piece of information leaks or is leaked, someone lets the public know about it. 泄露

Mr. Ashton accused police of leaking information to the press. 艾什顿先生指控警察向媒体泄露了消息。

We don't know how the transcript leaked. 我们不知道抄本是怎样泄露的。

5. N-COUNT Leak is also a noun. 泄露

More serious leaks, possibly involving national security, are likely to be investigated by the police. 可能涉及国家安全的更严重泄密会受到警方的调查。

6. PHRASAL VERB Leak out means the same as . 泄露

More details are now beginning to leak out. 更多的细节现在开始泄露出来。