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to leak

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MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to leak

    液体或气体从缝隙中流出去yètǐ huò qìtǐ cóng fèngxì zhōng liúchūqù

    • The water pipe is leaking.

  2. verb

    to leave out by mistake

    不小心遗漏或没有包括bù xiǎoxin yílòu huò méiyǒu bāokuò

    • You left out a character when writing.

  3. verb

    to divulge

    把秘密或信息告诉别人bǎ mìmì huò xìnxī gàosu biérén

    • He let the secret slip.

  4. noun

    waterclock or hourglass (old)

    古代用水或沙子测量时间的仪器gǔdài yòng shuǐ huò shāzi cèliàng shíjiān de yíqì

    • In ancient times, people used water clocks to keep time.

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Water seeping through cracks is an unstoppable leak.

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