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leak

Word family 
leak1 /liːk/ ●●○ verb → leek
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HOLEPOUR if a container, pipe, roof etc leaks, or if it leaks gas, liquid etc, there is a small hole or crack in it that lets gas or liquid flow through (使)漏，(使)滲漏
The roof is leaking.
屋頂在漏水。
A tanker is leaking oil off the coast of Scotland.
蘇格蘭海岸附近有一艘油輪漏油。
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2  [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]HOLEPOUR if a gas or liquid leaks somewhere, it gets through a hole in something 〔氣體或液體〕漏出 SYN seep
leak into/from/out
Sea water was leaking into the batteries which powered the electric motors.
海水正滲入給電動機供電的電池。
3  [transitiveT]TELL A SECRET to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc 透露，洩露〔秘密給報紙、電視台等〕
The report’s findings had been leaked.
這份報告的調查結果已經洩露。
leak something to somebody
civil servants who leak information to the press
把消息透露給媒體的公務員
► see thesaurus at reveal
4 leak out phrasal verbphr v PUBLIC/NOT PRIVATEif secret information leaks out, a lot of people find out about it 〔秘密〕洩露，走漏
No sooner had the news leaked out than my telephone started ringing.
這個消息剛洩露出去，我的電話就響了起來。
Examples from the Corpus
leak• I think the fuel tank is leaking.• The Congressman was furious that the report had been leaked.• Someone at the Pentagon leaked a letter from the Secretary of Defense.• The roof leaked, and the front porch was falling off.• But once the adrenalin spurts back into your system it will not gently leak away.• They found the pipe that was leaking chlorine.• The Ecuadorean tanker Jessica started leaking diesel oil after running aground last week.• Water was leaking from a pipe in the bathroom.• Then a buttery glow leaking from horizon to horizon, flooding the mesas and outcrop rock of the high desert.• Its Woosterish appearance conceals some white-hot technology, such as an airtight ink-chamber which is guaranteed not to leak in an aircraft cabin.• Is it doing anything strange, such as leaking, making noises or not keeping water as hot as it used to?• A man was charged today with leaking official secrets.• Yoghurt had leaked out of the pot all over my lunchbox.• Information on the merger had been leaked to the press.• The contents of the fax were leaked to the press• The roof always leaks when it rains.
leak into/from/out• An exhaust leak from an O-ring seal in a right booster motor was blamed for the fatal 1986 Challenger accident.• The hope was that the morphogen in the mixture would slowly leak out and specify new digits.• Despite Mansell's denials, technical data leaked from Ferrari sources appear to support Prost's contentions.• Saunders' body was twitching violently as his blood leaked out in dying jets, slicking the walkway.• Modern gliders usually have spring-loaded caps which are pulled down firmly to prevent air leaking into or out of the wing.• Pollution experts from the National Rivers Authority were called in to assess the danger of fuel leaking into the canal.• The oil may be leaking from the following points.
leak something to somebody• Details of the contract were leaked to the press.
leak2 ●●○ noun [countableC]
1  HOLEa small hole that lets liquid or gas flow into or out of something 漏洞，裂縫
There is a leak in the ceiling.
天花板上有條裂縫。
The boat had sprung a leak (=a hole had appeared in it).
小船出現了漏洞。
► see thesaurus at hole
2  a gas/oil/water etc leak POURan escape of gas or liquid through a hole in something 煤氣/油/水等的洩漏
A gas leak caused the explosion.
煤氣洩漏引起了爆炸。
Examples from the Corpus
a gas/oil/water etc leak• The first reactor was closed down for repairs earlier this year after a gas leak.• But firemen confirmed the blast at 3.42am was caused by a gas leak from a water heater.• But responding to Nathan Bryce's flirting was about as wise as striking matches to find a gas leak.• The victim was slumped over a freezer where he had been searching for a gas leak.• That was the occasion when a gas leak caused an explosion which wrecked an entire tenement.
3  TELL A SECRETa situation in which secret information is deliberately given to a newspaper, television company etc 〔秘密信息向報紙、電視台等的〕透露，洩露
It became evident from the leaks that something important was going on.
根據透露出來的消息，顯然有重大事情發生。
4. take/have a leak informalHBH to get rid of waste liquid from your body 小便，撒尿 SYN urinate
Examples from the Corpus
take/have a leak• Billy got off his lounge chair now, went into the bathroom and took a leak.• She locked herself into a cubicle and took a leak.• Well, rumors have leaked out.• Cully goes off to take a leak.• Tank owners are required to have leak detection equipment installed by December 1993.• I'd gone behind the set to take a leak and I heard this sound like snapping wood.• I thought it was a damn silly place to park if some one wanted to take a leak in the bushes.
Examples from the Corpus
leak• The water pressure's right down - there must be a leak in the pipe.• The boat had sprung a leak and it was sinking fast.• The scandal began with a leak to "The Times".• A leak was discovered in the cooling system.• I think you know how obsessed George Bush is about leaks.• Vote paves way, page 2 News in brief: Ferries held up by gas leak.• Forcing independent gas suppliers to respond to gas leaks reported to them.• People whose roofs have been sound for decades are now looking at major leaks.• Waterproofness: no leaks even during heavy downpours.• White House officials are anxious to find the person responsible for the leak.• Usually the origin of the leaks and the motives behind them were easy enough to trace.• Decaying steelwork and water leaks have weakened the tunnel structures, and many stations are in need of major refurbishment.
sprung a leak• If it is partly submerged, it has sprung a leak and filled with water.
Origin leak1
(1400-1500) Old Norse leka
leak1 verbleak2 noun
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