percolate
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If an idea, feeling, or piece of information percolates through a group of people or a thing, it spreads slowly through the group or thing. (想法、感觉、信息)缓慢传开
New fashions took a long time to percolate down. 新时尚要很长时间才能在大众中流行起来。
All of these thoughts percolated through my mind. 所有这些想法在我心里慢慢扩散开来。
2. V-T/V-I When you percolate coffee or when coffee percolates, you prepare it in a percolator. 用渗滤式咖啡壶滤煮
3. V-I To percolate somewhere means to pass slowly through something that has very small holes or gaps in it. 渗透
Rain water will only percolate through slowly. 雨水只会慢慢地渗进来。
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percolate /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ (percolating,percolated,percolates)
剑桥词典
percolate verb (LIQUID)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]If a liquid percolates, it moves slowly through a substance with very small holes in it.
渗透，渗漏，渗入
Sea water percolates down through the rocks . 海水从岩石中间渗流过去。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
to make coffee using a machine in which hot water passes through crushed coffee beans into a container below
（用渗滤式咖啡壶）滤煮（咖啡）
percolate verb (INFORMATION)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]to spread slowly
扩散；弥漫
The news has begun to percolate through the staff . 消息开始在员工中传开来。 返回 percolate