a leak in sth
指某物体或部位出现裂缝、孔洞或渗漏,介词用 in,后面接具体的东西或位置。
There's a leak in the roof.
屋顶上有个裂缝。
裂缝；漏洞；孔洞
leaks — plural of leak
渗漏；泄漏；泄密；泄露；泄露秘密的人；内鬼；漏电；漏电处；内存泄漏；资源泄漏
a crack or hole that lets liquid, light, etc. enter or escape accidentally
裂缝、缝隙、裂隙或孔洞,容许水或其他流体进入或逸出。
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
意外形成的孔洞,使液体、光线等进入或逸出
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
流体通过裂缝、裂隙或其他孔洞的进入或逸出。
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
水果蔬菜因真菌引起的软腐病
soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
先前保密信息的泄露或透露。
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
排尿的委婉说法
a euphemism for urination
泄露或透露信息的人。
The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
因绝缘不良而导致的电力损失,或发生这种损失的位置。
A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
因未能释放先前保留的部分而导致系统资源的逐渐流失。
The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
There was a small leak in the roof, and water dripped onto the floor.
屋顶上有个小漏洞，水滴滴到了地板上。
用法提示：“leak”作为名词，指允许液体进入的孔洞。
AI contextual example
The plumber fixed the gas leak before it became dangerous.
水管工在气体泄漏变得危险之前修好了它。
用法提示：“leak”作为名词，指气体逸出的裂缝。
AI contextual example
They discovered a leak in the boat's hull, so they had to patch it immediately.
他们发现船体上有个漏洞，所以必须立即修补。
用法提示：“leak”作为名词，指船体上的孔洞。
AI contextual example
指某物体或部位出现裂缝、孔洞或渗漏,介词用 in,后面接具体的东西或位置。
There's a leak in the roof.
屋顶上有个裂缝。
指信息、气体或液体等的泄漏、泄露,介词用 of,后面接被漏出的内容。
The leak of the report caused a scandal.
那份报告的泄露引发了一场丑闻。
指把消息透露给某人或某机构,介词用 to,后面接接收方。
The leak to the press embarrassed the government.
向媒体的泄密让政府十分难堪。
最通用的词，但不如 leak 强调泄露功能
强调细长的裂口，常用于固体表面，未必贯通
强调不完全闭合的空间，不一定是因损坏，可自然形成
较正式，常用于地质或解剖学，指狭长深裂
更正式，尤指光学或机械中的开孔，不强调意外
grammar · medium
易错句子There is leak in the water pipe.
正确表达There is a leak in the water pipe.
leak 作名词表示“裂缝、漏洞”时是可数名词，单数泛指必须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语名词前没有冠词，所以中国学习者容易漏掉。这里指某一处具体的漏洞，用 a leak。
grammar · medium
易错句子We found a leak on the water pipe.
正确表达We found a leak in the water pipe.
当漏洞出现在某物体本身的内部时，英语用介词 in，如 a leak in the pipe（管道上的一处裂缝）；on 表示“在……表面之上”，无法表达管道自身开裂这一含义，故此处应用 in。
grammar · medium
易错句子The leak pipe must be repaired at once.
正确表达The leaking pipe must be repaired at once.
leak 是名词，不能直接放在另一个名词前作定语；要表达“正在漏的（管道）”，需用现在分词的 leaking 作定语（a leaking pipe），即名词与形容词性修饰语的词性混淆。
煤气泄漏
The gas leak was quickly repaired by the technician.
煤气泄漏很快被技术员修好了。
漏水
There is a water leak under the sink.
水槽下面有漏水。
漏油
The car has an oil leak that needs fixing.
这辆车有漏油需要修理。
小便（委婉说法）
I need to have a leak before we leave.
我们离开前我需要小便一下。
化学品泄漏
The factory reported a chemical leak into the river.
工厂报告了一起化学品泄漏入河事件。
小便
He went to take a leak behind the tree.
他去树后小便。
漏洞百出
The old boat leaks like a sieve.
这艘旧船像筛子一样到处漏水。
堵住漏洞
We need to plug the leak in the roof before it rains.
下雨前我们需要堵住屋顶的漏洞。
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泄漏检测
Leak detection systems are essential for pipeline safety.
泄漏检测系统对管道安全至关重要。
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