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leak

/liːk/

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noun

漏洞，裂缝.

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.

Examples :

"a leak in a boat"

船上的漏洞

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noun

泄漏，漏水。

The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.

Examples :

"The plumber fixed the leak in the kitchen sink. "

水管工修理好了厨房水槽的漏水处。

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noun

泄露，走漏，泄漏

A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.

Examples :

"The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military."

切尔西·曼宁的泄密事件揭露了美国军方的秘密。

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noun

泄密者，告密者。

The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.

Examples :

"The press must have learned about the plan through a leak."

媒体一定是透过泄密者得知了这项计划。

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noun

漏电，泄漏点

A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.

Examples :

"The electrician found the leak in the wiring behind the oven using a special meter. "

电工用专用仪表找到了烤箱后面线路的漏电点。

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noun

内存泄漏，記憶體洩漏

The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.

Examples :

"memory leak"

内存泄漏

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noun

小便，尿尿

(especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.

Examples :

"I have to take a leak."

我得去尿个尿。

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verb

泄漏，渗漏

To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.

Examples :

"The faucet has been leaking since last month."

水龙头从上个月就开始漏水了。

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verb

泄漏，渗漏

(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.

Examples :

"No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room."

谁也没注意到丙烷气正从特许经营区一个生锈的罐子里泄漏出来，慢慢地充满着这个不通风的房间。

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verb

泄露，透露

To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

Examples :

"Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon."

一定是有人偷偷把我们即将推出新产品的消息泄露给竞争对手了。

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adjective

漏水的，渗漏的。

Examples :

"The old water pipe was leak, so we had to call a plumber. "

那根老水管漏水了，所以我们不得不找了水管工来修理。

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