Word · Frequency #9497
seep
渗出点；渗漏处
核心释义
a place where liquid seeps out of the ground
- 1.
液体从地下渗出的地方,如小泉、池塘等
A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.
- 2.
渗出的湿气、液体、气体等；渗漏
Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.
- 3.
液体等的渗漏
The seeping away of a liquid, etc.
- 4.
海底喷口
A seafloor vent.
渗出物；渗漏；渗流；海底喷口；液体从地下渗出的地方,如小泉、池塘等；渗出的湿气、液体、气体等；渗漏
用法In use
After days of heavy rain, a small seep appeared at the foot of the cliff.
用法提示：seep 作名词，指液体渗出地面的地点，这里指渗出点。
The desert guide knew which seeps had drinkable water.
用法提示：seeps 是 seep 的复数形式，作名词指渗出水源所在之处。
Workers collected samples from the oily seep beside the old pipeline.
用法提示：seep 作名词，指石油等液体渗出地面形成的渗漏处。
a/an + (adjective) + seep
seep 作名词时通常可数，指液体渗出地面的小泉、小池或渗出点；复数形式为 seeps。
A small seep formed at the base of the cliff.
悬崖底部形成了一个小渗水点。
a seep of + noun
of 后接渗出的液体或气体，表示渗出点或渗出物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- oil seep
- 石油渗出点；油苗
- Oil seeps have helped explorers find petroleum reservoirs.石油渗出点曾帮助勘探者找到石油储层。
- gas seep
- 气体渗出点
- A gas seep near the coast raised concerns about underground gas.海岸附近的一处气体渗出点引发了对地下气体的担忧。
- cold seep
- 海底冷泉；海底渗漏口
- Cold seeps host ecosystems that do not depend on sunlight.海底冷泉孕育着不依赖阳光的生态系统。
- tar seep
- 焦油渗出点；沥青渗出点
- The team studied a tar seep for signs of ancient animals.团队研究了一处焦油渗出点，寻找古代动物的踪迹。
- seep water
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 seep 记成“细流渗出”：两个 e 像两股水，慢慢从地下渗出来，形成渗漏处或渗出点。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：地质学、水文地质、环境工程 seep 作名词时通常用于地质、环境等技术性语境，表示液体渗出的地点或渗出物，多出现在书面或专业文献中，比较正式；日常口语里更常使用动词形式 seep。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with seep /siːp/: peep, beep, deep, sleep, creep and sheep all end with the sound /iːp/ and share the spelling -eep. Beware the lookalikes see /siː/, seen /siːn/, and sip /sɪp/, which are spelled similarly but do not rhyme with seep.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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