Word · Frequency #5948
leak
漏；渗漏
To allow liquid or gas to escape through a hole or crack; (of liquid or gas) to escape through such an opening.
作及物动词表示‘使泄漏’，作不及物动词表示‘漏出’。
- 1.
To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
允许液体或气体通过本应密封的开口。
- 2.
(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
(液体或气体)通过本应密封的开口。
- 3.
To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
秘密地或匿名地泄露秘密信息。
- 4.
To pass through when it would normally or preferably be blocked.
通过通常或最好被阻挡的地方。
- 5.
To allow anything through that would normally or preferably be blocked.
允许通常或最好被阻挡的东西通过。
泄露，透露（秘密）；漏出；渗透；允许液体或气体通过本应密封的开口。；(液体或气体)通过本应密封的开口。；秘密地或匿名地泄露秘密信息。
In use
The roof leaks whenever it rains heavily.
Someone leaked the confidential report to the press.
The pipe has been leaking for days, causing a puddle on the floor.
Verb forms
base leak · third person leaks · -ing leaking · past leaked · past participle leaked
动词，规则变化
Connections
Collocations
- leak out
- 漏出，渗出
- Water leaked out of the pipe.水从管道里漏了出来。
- leak into
- 漏入，渗入
- Fuel was leaking into the soil.燃油正在渗入土壤。
- leak oil
- 漏油
- The old car is leaking oil on the driveway.那辆旧车正在车道上漏油。
- leak information
- 泄露信息
- She was fired for leaking information to a rival company.她因向竞争对手公司泄露信息而被解雇。
- leak to the press
- 向媒体泄露
- The confidential report was leaked to the press.这份机密报告被泄露给了媒体。
- leak like a sieve
- 漏得像筛子一样，到处漏
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 leak 中的 l 想象成水管，k 是裂口，水正从裂口漏出——记住 leak 就是‘漏’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：管道、容器或屋顶渗漏、新闻或职场中的机密信息泄露 leak 作动词时，指液体/气体漏出属于中性用法，日常和书面都常用；指泄露秘密则多用于新闻、职场等语境，口语和书面语都较常见。具体含义通常可根据主语是物体还是人来判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
拼写中带 eak 的 peak、beak 和带 eek 的 week、seek、leek 都与 leak 押韵，都读 /iːk/；其中 leek 与 leak 同音但意思不同。注意 lake 虽然拼写与 leak 很像（字母相同、顺序不同），但它读 /leɪk/，与 leak 不同音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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