leak out
collocation漏出，渗出
Water leaked out of the pipe.
水从管道里漏了出来。
漏；渗漏
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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.
The roof leaks whenever it rains heavily.
每次下大雨时，屋顶都会漏水。
作及物动词表示‘使泄漏’，作不及物动词表示‘漏出’。
允许液体或气体通过本应密封的开口。
To allow 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。
(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
秘密地或匿名地泄露秘密信息。
To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
通过通常或最好被阻挡的地方。
To pass through when it would normally or preferably be blocked.
leak
Base
原形
leaks
3rd person
第三人称单数
leaking
-ing
现在分词
leaked
Past
过去式
leaked
Past participle
过去分词
The pipe leaks.
管道漏水。
Yesterday, the roof leaked.
昨天屋顶漏水了。
The faucet is leaking.
水龙头在漏水。
动词，规则变化
Someone leaked the confidential report to the press.
有人把机密报告泄露给了媒体。
The pipe has been leaking for days, causing a puddle on the floor.
这根管子已经漏了好几天，地板上积了一滩水。
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漏出，渗出
Water leaked out of the pipe.
水从管道里漏了出来。
漏入，渗入
Fuel was leaking into the soil.
燃油正在渗入土壤。
漏油
The old car is leaking oil on the driveway.
那辆旧车正在车道上漏油。
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。
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。
漏得像筛子一样，到处漏
This old boat leaks like a sieve.
这艘旧船漏得像筛子一样。
守不住秘密；像漏斗一样漏风
He was told to keep the secret, but he leaks like a sieve.
他被告知要保守秘密，可他像筛子一样，一会儿就全泄露出去了。
小便；撒尿
We stopped at the gas station so he could take a leak.
我们在加油站停下来，让他去上厕所。
出现裂口；开始漏水（或漏气等）
The old pipe sprang a leak and flooded the basement.
旧水管突然裂开漏水，地下室被淹了。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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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’。
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。
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。
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