leak, drip

名詞 leak:

1. an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
2. soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
3. a euphemism for urination
   同義詞：wetting, making water, passing water
4. the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container
   同義詞：escape, leakage, outflow
5. unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
   同義詞：news leak

動詞 leak:

1. tell anonymously
2. be leaked
   同義詞：leak out
3. enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
4. have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out

1. You must shut the gas supply off if there's a leak.
   煤氣泄漏時，必須把截門關上。
2. 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。
3. Who leaked the news to the press?
   誰將新聞泄露給新聞界的？
4. Can you smell a gas leak?
   你能聞到煤氣漏氣嗎？
5. There is a leak in the roof.
   屋頂有一個漏洞。

leak

v.（動詞）
leaked,leak.ing,leaks
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw:
泄漏：通過缺口或裂縫使某物逃逸、進入或通過：
例句：
rusted pipes that were beginning to leak; a boat leaking at the seams.
開始漏水的銹水管；船的接縫處漏水

To escape or pass through a breach or flaw:
漏出：通過缺口或裂縫逃逸或通過：
例句：
helium leaking slowly from the balloon.
氦氣慢慢地從氣球中漏走

Informal To become publicly known through a breach of secrecy:
【非正式用語】 泄密：由于保密措施的漏洞而變得公開：
例句：
The news has leaked.
消息已泄漏了

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw:
使漏出：允許（一種物質）通過缺口或裂縫逃逸或通過：
例句：
a damaged reactor leaking radioactivity into the atmosphere.
一座損壞的反應堆向大氣中泄露出發(fā)射性物質

Informal To disclose without authorization or official sanction:
【非正式用語】 擅自公開：未經(jīng)授權或官方許可而揭露：
例句：
leaked classified information to a reporter.
將機密情報透露給記者

n.（名詞）
A crack or flaw that permits something to escape from or enter a container or conduit:
裂縫：使某物逸出或進入一容器或管道的裂口或裂縫：
例句：
fixed the leak in the roof.
修理屋頂上的漏縫

The act or instance of leaking.
泄露：泄漏的行為或例子
An amount leaked:
漏出量：
例句：
equipment used in cleaning up oil leaks.
用來清除漏油的設備

Informal An unauthorized or a deliberate disclosure of confidential information:
【非正式用語】 擅自公開：未經(jīng)允許或故意透露機密情報：
例句：
.Sometimes we can`t respond to stories based on leaks.(Ronald Reagan)
.有時候我們不能對泄露出去的消息做出反應.(羅納德·里根)

Loss of electric current as a result of faulty insulation.
漏電：由于絕緣不好而導致的電流流失
The path or place at which this loss takes place.
漏電之處：這種損失發(fā)生的路徑或地方

<習慣用語>take a leak【粗俗用語】 【俚語】
To urinate.
小便
來源：
Middle English leken
中古英語 leken
probably from Middle Dutch
可能源自 中古荷蘭語

【引伸】
leak.er
n.（名詞）