percolate
翻譯
滲透, 過濾, 擴散
例句
Water percolated through the soil.
水滲透了土壤。
The news began to percolate through the office.
消息開始在辦公室裡傳開。
The coffee is percolating.
咖啡正在過濾。
文法模式
((sth.)) ((through sth.)) 滲透(某物)。 Water percolated through the soil.
((sth.)) 擴散。 The news began to percolate through the office.
近義詞
同義詞: filter, seep, permeate
詞源
源自拉丁語 'per-' (通過) + 'colare' (過濾)。字面意思是「過濾通過」。
記憶技巧
想像一下咖啡「滲濾壺」(percolator),它讓水慢慢地通過咖啡粉過濾。同樣的概念也適用於新聞的緩慢傳播。