leak
[li:k] verb intransitive or transitive
LIQUID/GAS 液体或气体
ADVANCED
■(of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container or (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape （液体或气体）漏，泄漏•Water was leaking from the pipe.水正从管子里漏出来。 •Oil leaked out of the car.油从车里漏了出来。 •The tin was leaking.罐漏了。 •The car leaked oil all over the drive.车漏了一路油。
[li:k] verb intransitive or transitive
INFORMATION 资讯
■to allow secret information to become generally known 泄露，透露（机密资讯）•He leaked the names to the press.他向新闻界透露了名单。 •News of the pay cuts had somehow leaked out.降薪的消息不知怎的被泄漏了出去。
[li:k] verb intransitive or transitive
leak like a sieve informal
■to leak a lot 漏得厉害
[li:k] noun countable
LIQUID/GAS 液体或气体
ADVANCED
■a hole or space through which a liquid or gas can flow out of a container, or the liquid or gas that comes out 漏洞，泄漏处；漏出物•There's water on the floor - we must have a leak.地板上有水——肯定是甚么地方漏了。 •If you suspect a gas leak, phone the emergency number.如果你怀疑煤气泄漏就打救急电话。
[li:k] noun countable
INFORMATION 资讯
■the origin of secret information which becomes known, or the act of making it known （机密资讯）泄露的源头；泄露•There have been several security leaks recently.最近发现了几处安全性漏洞。 •They traced the leak to a secretary in the finance department.他们追查出泄密的是财务部的一位秘书。
[li:k] noun countable
take a leak/have a leak slang
■to urinate 撒尿 |