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seeps

UK //siːps//US //siːps//

词源

源自中古英语 'sipen',可能与古英语 'sīpian'(滴落)有关,最终源于原始日耳曼语。

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流出或扩散。

“Water seeps through the cracks in the wall.”

(水从墙上的裂缝中渗出来。)

“Oil seeps from the ground in some areas.”

(在某些地区,石油会从地面渗出。)

同义词:leak, ooze, percolate, trickle, filter

常见短语

seep in — 指某种感觉或信息逐渐被人意识到或理解,通常是一个缓慢的过程。

“The realization of his mistake began to seep in slowly.”

(他逐渐意识到自己的错误。)

seep out — 指液体或气体从某个地方缓慢流出或扩散,通常是不经意的。

“The smell of gas seeped out from the broken pipe.”

(煤气味从破裂的管道中慢慢散发出来。)