leak
verb
noun
liːk
verb
1
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）渗漏
I,T
The
roof
is
leaking.
屋顶在漏水。
A
tanker
is
leaking
oil
off
the
coast
of
Scotland.
苏格兰海岸附近有一艘油轮漏
2
if
a
gas
or
liquid
leaks
somewhere,
it
gets
through
a
hole
in
something
〔气体或液体〕漏出;
I always + adv/prep
[+
into/from/out
]
Sea
water
was
leaking
into
the
batteries
which
powered
the
electric
motors.
海水渗进了给电动机供电的电池里。
3
to
deliberately
give
secret
information
to
a
newspaper,
television
company
etc
〔向报纸、电视台等〕透露，泄露〔秘密〕
T
The
report’s
findings
had
been
leaked.
这份报告的调查结果已经泄漏。
leak
sth
to
sb
civil
servants
who
leak
information
to
the
press
把消息透露给媒体的公务员
4
if
secret
information
leaks
out,
a
lot
of
people
find
out
about
it
〔秘密〕泄露，走漏
No
sooner
had
the
news
leaked
out
than
my
telephone
started
ringing.
这个消息刚泄露出去，我的电话就响了起来。
noun
5
a
small
hole
that
lets
liquid
or
gas
flow
into
or
out
of
something
漏洞，裂缝
There
is
a
leak
in
the
ceiling.
天花板上有条裂缝。
The
boat
had
sprung
a
leak
(=a
hole
had
appeared
in
it)
.
小船出现了漏洞。
6
a gas/oil/water etc leak
an
escape
of
gas
or
liquid
through
a
hole
in
something
煤气/油/水等的泄漏
A
gas
leak
caused
the
explosion.
煤气泄漏引起了爆炸。
7
a
situation
in
which
secret
information
is
deliberately
given
to
a
newspaper,
television
company
etc
〔秘密的〕透露
It
became
evident
from
the
leaks
that
something
important
was
going
on.
根据透露出来的消息显然有重大事情发生。
8
take/have a leak
to
get
rid
of
waste
liquid
from
your
body
[非正式] 小便，撒尿;
informal