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seepage

/see-pij/US // ˈsi pɪdʒ //UK // (ˈsiːpɪdʒ) //

渗流,渗漏,渗水,渗出

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or process of seeping; leakage.
    • : something that seeps or leaks out.
    • : a quantity that has seeped out.

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Examples

  • Environmental advocates say preventing such seepage is crucial for the United States to meet its climate goals.

  • Boots like classic Uggs or ones with a poorly constructed tongue not directly attached to the shoe’s sides are prone to leaks and water seepage.

  • A much larger gravel lot across the street also exhibits multiple sites of seepage, as if pixelating from below with black matter.

  • The seepage of Republican debranding has been from the right edge of the party.

  • The walls were covered with mildew from the recent rains and the floor damp with seepage water.

  • They said that what little seepage there would be would not hurt anything; the dam answered by showing no seepage at all.

  • This state of affairs occurs also on sloping uplands which are kept wet by spring water or by seepage water from higher lands.

  • In solitary the day was an ooze, a slimy seepage of light from the bright outer world.

  • Rivulets of seepage and surface water trickled in the most unexpected places as though from snow recently melted.