leak

leak, drip

名词 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
   同义词：wetting, making water, passing water
4. the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container
   同义词：escape, leakage, outflow
5. unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
   同义词：news leak

动词 leak:

1. tell anonymously
2. be leaked
   同义词：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.
   煤气泄漏时，必须把截门关上。
2. The details were supposed to be secret but somehow leaked out.
   这些细节原属秘密，可是不知怎么给泄露出去了。
3. Who leaked the news to the press?
   谁将新闻泄露给新闻界的？
4. Can you smell a gas leak?
   你能闻到煤气漏气吗？
5. There is a leak in the roof.
   屋顶有一个漏洞。

leak

v.（动词）
leaked,leak.ing,leaks
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw:
泄漏：通过缺口或裂缝使某物逃逸、进入或通过：
例句：
rusted pipes that were beginning to leak; a boat leaking at the seams.
开始漏水的锈水管；船的接缝处漏水

To escape or pass through a breach or flaw:
漏出：通过缺口或裂缝逃逸或通过：
例句：
helium leaking slowly from the balloon.
氦气慢慢地从气球中漏走

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

v.tr.（及物动词）
To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw:
使漏出：允许（一种物质）通过缺口或裂缝逃逸或通过：
例句：
a damaged reactor leaking radioactivity into the atmosphere.
一座损坏的反应堆向大气中泄露出发射性物质

Informal To disclose without authorization or official sanction:
【非正式用语】 擅自公开：未经授权或官方许可而揭露：
例句：
leaked classified information to a reporter.
将机密情报透露给记者

n.（名词）
A crack or flaw that permits something to escape from or enter a container or conduit:
裂缝：使某物逸出或进入一容器或管道的裂口或裂缝：
例句：
fixed the leak in the roof.
修理屋顶上的漏缝

The act or instance of leaking.
泄露：泄漏的行为或例子
An amount leaked:
漏出量：
例句：
equipment used in cleaning up oil leaks.
用来清除漏油的设备

Informal An unauthorized or a deliberate disclosure of confidential information:
【非正式用语】 擅自公开：未经允许或故意透露机密情报：
例句：
.Sometimes we can`t respond to stories based on leaks.(Ronald Reagan)
.有时候我们不能对泄露出去的消息做出反应.(罗纳德·里根)

Loss of electric current as a result of faulty insulation.
漏电：由于绝缘不好而导致的电流流失
The path or place at which this loss takes place.
漏电之处：这种损失发生的路径或地方

<习惯用语>take a leak【粗俗用语】 【俚语】
To urinate.
小便
来源：
Middle English leken
中古英语 leken
probably from Middle Dutch
可能源自 中古荷兰语

【引伸】
leak.er
n.（名词）