leaking
present participle ofleak
| 单词 | leaking |
| 释义 | leaking present participle ofleak leak verb[IorT] uk/liːk/us/liːk/leakverb[I or T](LIQUID/GAS)B2 (of aliquidorgas) toescapefrom aholeorcrackin apipeorcontainer; (of acontainer) toallowliquidorgastoescape: Water was leakingfromthepipe. Oil leakedoutof thecar. Thecarleakedoilall over thedrive. Thetinwas leaking.
Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Movement of liquids leakverb[I or T](INFORMATION)C2 toallowsecretinformationtobecomegenerallyknown: He leaked thenamestothepress. News of thepaycutshadsomehowleakedout. Revealing secrets & becoming known
Idiomleak like a sieve Examplesofleakingleaking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. She presented 4 weeks after reoperation with fresh haemoptysis and was subsequently found at delayed emergency surgery to have aleakingfalse aortic aneurysm. From theCambridge English Corpus Clearly the crown was trying to limit the amount of informationleakingout about the trial. From theCambridge English Corpus The reason for this not too infrequent occurrence was traced toleakingnozzle seals or pressure holes or to damage on the flat-plate leading edge. From theCambridge English Corpus It seems impossible, however, to prevent all information about the implementation of an abstract typeleakingout. From theCambridge English Corpus Pieces of the false keel floated to the surface, but the ship was quickly refloated and found not to beleaking. From theCambridge English Corpus An oil slick began to spread from the ship,leakingfrom damaged tanks. From theCambridge English Corpus The prosthetic ring is useful in reducing the incidence of centralleakingand secondary dilation of the annulus. From theCambridge English Corpus The alternative form of treatment involves direct laser treatment ofleakingmicroaneurysms (focal laser). From theCambridge English Corpus The needle was held in the incision site for 30 seconds to prevent fluid fromleakingout of the eye. From theCambridge English Corpus One of the most critical issues for these sources is charge exchange in the extraction gap from neutralsleakingfrom the plasma chamber. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of them were penalized by the local authorities for 'leakingsecrets'. From theCambridge English Corpus A rubber gasket within the pump was cracked and possiblyleaking. From theCambridge English Corpus Of that heat flow, around two-thirds is due to radioisotopes in the rigid crust, and this heat is principallyleakingout by conduction. From theCambridge English Corpus These figures are uncorrected for any photocurrentleakingthrough an imperfect seal between membrane and pipette. From theCambridge English Corpus Dressings should be left in place until wound fluid isleakingfrom the sides, a period ranging from days to three weeks. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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