leak(动词/名词):(液体、气体、信息等)泄漏、漏出;也可指泄密或漏洞。常见含义是“(容器/管道)漏”或“(消息)走漏”。
/liːk/
The roof started to leak during the storm.
暴风雨中屋顶开始漏水。
The report was leaked to the press, which caused a public debate about government accountability.
这份报告被泄露给媒体,引发了关于政府问责的公众讨论。
leak源自古英语 lēcan(“滴漏、渗漏”之意),与日耳曼语系中表示“漏、渗”的词有关。其含义从具体的液体渗出,逐渐扩展到抽象层面的“信息泄露”。