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seeped

UK //siːpt//US //siːpt//

词源

源自中古英语 'sipen',与古英语 'sīpian'(滴落)相关,可能源于原始日耳曼语词根,表示缓慢流动。

verb

❶ 指液体缓慢地渗透或渗出,通常指通过小孔或缝隙逐渐扩散的过程。常用于描述水、油等液体自然流动的状态。

“Rainwater seeped through the cracks in the roof.”

(雨水从屋顶的裂缝中渗了进来。)

“The oil seeped into the ground, contaminating the soil.”

(石油渗入地下,污染了土壤。)

同义词:leaked, oozed, percolated, filtered, trickled

常见短语

seeped in — 形容某种物质或气味逐渐渗入某处,或比喻某种思想、文化等缓慢影响某人或某群体。

“Western culture has seeped into many aspects of local traditions.”

(西方文化已渗透到当地传统的许多方面。)