*leak¹/lik; liːk/ v 1 [I,T] if something leaks a liquid or gas, the liquid or gas comes out of a hole or crack in it （使）漏; （使）渗: The roof's leaking! 屋顶漏了！ My car's leaking oil. 我的车在漏油。 2 [I] to pass through a hole or crack 漏出: + out of/into Gas was leaking out of the pipes. 汽油从管道中漏出来。 3 [T] to deliberately give secret information to newspapers, television etc 〔向报社、电视台等〕泄露〔秘密〕: The letters were leaked to the press. 这些信被泄露给报界了。