seeping
present participle ofseep
| 单词 | seeping |
| 释义 | seeping present participle ofseep seep verb[I+ adv/prep] uk/siːp/us/siːp/tomoveorspreadslowlyout of aholeor through something: Pesticides are seepingout offarmlandandintothewatersupply. figurativeGiven theintensesecrecyof thearmsbusiness,informationonly seepsoutincompanyliterature. Synonym ooze Movement of liquids
Examplesofseepingseeping In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Horizontal bedding strata are crazed with minute shear fractures then stained byseepingiron oxide in solution. From theCambridge English Corpus However, a change isseepingin with technological applications. From theCambridge English Corpus The efflorescence is just a surface feature formed by evaporation of the waterseepingout from the rock pores by capillarity. From theCambridge English Corpus In all these ways, dollarisation isseepinginexorably from the export sector into the rest of the economy. From theCambridge English Corpus A kind of naturalism isseepingthough the formalistic writing, but the tug of older, more rigid conventions is still very much to be felt. From theCambridge English Corpus The use of linearseepingditches of about 40cm depth and 300cm width (swales) will establish drainage conditions similar to existing ones. From theCambridge English Corpus Diesel fuel was observedseepingfrom the tundra during the spring thaw. From theCambridge English Corpus My celtic background is obviouslyseepinginto my buttresses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Slurry isseepingalong public highways from farms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The pollution is ultimatelyseepingthrough into the water table. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This filth and grime isseepinginto our house (and into our lungs) all the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has never been any question of nuclear radiationseepingout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He appreciated the importance of knowledgeseepingthrough and the fact that there was a way forward which would keep our society together. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is better than allowing the ombudsman to determine what is "in the public interest"—a broad,seepingterm—without any checks or balances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be that economic life isseepingaway from some of the centres of the local authority housing that already exists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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