oil seep
collocation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。
渗出点；渗漏处
seeps — plural of seep
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渗出点；渗漏处
a place where liquid seeps out of the ground
After days of heavy rain, a small seep appeared at the foot of the cliff.
连日大雨后，悬崖脚下出现了一个小的渗出点。
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.
渗出的湿气、液体、气体等；渗漏
Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.
液体等的渗漏
The seeping away of a liquid, etc.
海底喷口
A seafloor vent.
The desert guide knew which seeps had drinkable water.
沙漠向导知道哪些渗出点有可饮用的水。
Workers collected samples from the oily seep beside the old pipeline.
工人们在旧管道旁那处渗出石油的地方采集了样本。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
渗出水；渗漏水
Seep water often contains dissolved minerals.
渗出水通常含有溶解矿物质。
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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。
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.
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