seep
英 [siːp]
美 [sip]
助记提示
1. see + pour.
2. 谐音“四pour”-----四处pour----像四处外流。
3. sieve ,soap => seep.
4. sieve <===> sift.
5. soap的本义是指“滴下、渗出的一种具有清污作用的油脂、树脂”，由于肥皂就是由这种具有清污作用的脂肪性物质制成的，所以后来就用以表示“肥皂”。
6. sieve => seep.
中文词源
seep 渗透，渗漏来自古英语 sipian,渗透，流出，来自 Proto-Germanic*sip,渗透，流出，来自 PIE*seip,流出， 溢出，词源同 soap,sebum.
英文词源
- seep (v.)
- 1790, variant of sipe (c. 1500), possibly from Old English sipian "to seep," from Proto-Germanic *sip- (cognates: Middle High German sifen, Dutch sijpelen "to ooze"), from PIE root *seib- "to pour out, drip, trickle" (see soap (n.)). Related: Seeped; seeping.
双语例句
- 1. Blood was beginning to seep through the bandages.
- 血开始从绷带上渗出来。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. My anger began to seep away.
- 我的怒火开始消下去了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. If meteoric water does not evaporate or run overland, it may seep directly into the ground.
- 如果雨水不从陆地蒸发和流走的话, 就可能直接渗入地下.
来自辞典例句
- 4. When fear overcomes our minds, it begins to seep into our actions.
- 当恐惧战胜了我们的理智, 它就开始渗入到我们的行动中.
来自互联网
- 5. Bury waste and toxins in landfills, and they seep into groundwater.
- 把垃圾和毒素埋起来, 它们又钻入地下水里.
来自互联网