1 [I,T] to allow liquid or gas to get through a hole or crack 漏水;漏气:
The boat was leaking badly.这艘船漏得厉害。
2 [I] (used about liquid or gas) to get out through a hole or crack (指液体或气体)渗,漏:
Water is leaking in through the roof.水从屋顶渗进来了。
3 [T] leak sth (to sb) to give secret information to sb 泄漏机密:
The committee's findings were leaked to the press before the report was published.委员会还没有发表报告,他们的调查结果却已泄漏给新闻界。
leak out (used about secret information) to become known (指秘密)泄漏出去
*leak²
/li:k ||; lik/noun[C]
1 a small hole or crack which liquid or gas can get through 漏洞;裂缝:
There's a leak in the pipe.管子上有个裂缝。The roof has sprung a leak.屋顶已开始漏水。
2 the liquid or gas that gets through a hole 漏出的液体或气体:
a gas leak煤气泄漏
3 the act of giving away information that should be kept secret 泄漏(情报);泄密
➔leakyadj