seep [si:p] verb intransitive + adverb or preposition ■to move or spread slowly out of a hole or through something 渗出;渗漏•Pesticides are seeping out of farmland and into the water supply.杀虫剂正从农田中渗出,进入供水系统。 •figurative Given the intense secrecy of the arms business, information only seeps out in company literature.由于军火贸易极度保密,只能从公司的资料中获得一点蛛丝马迹。 |