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漏
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Definitions
- 1. to leak
- 2. to divulge
- 3. to leave out by mistake
Example Sentences
1 shown洩 漏 機密
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 漏
to divulge
a fish that escaped the net (idiom)
(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)
to slip up; to overlook by negligence
error and negligence
tinker
water clock used to mark night watches
to miss
leak
to evade (taxes)
leak
tax evasion
drain
It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
to leak air or gas
hourglass
to leak (of water)
water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
water clock; clepsydra
past one's prime
see 漏網之魚|漏网之鱼[lòu wǎng zhī yú]
to overlook
colander
funnel
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret
gargoyle (architecture)
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
to evade (paying tax)
to leak (information, secrets etc)
perforated spoon
loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[lǎo zǐ]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
a leak (e.g. of chemicals)
to lose sth due to leakage
to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
to overlook
not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
hourglass
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
funnel cloud
omission
to make an indiscreet remark
The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.
water clock
to divulge secrets
seepage
to take a wrong turn
careless mistake
to blurt out
uterine bleeding
(of a liquid or gas) to leak
zero-day vulnerability (computing)
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
without missing a word
lit. not one drop of water can leak out
oil spill
to check for leaks
to leak electricity
to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret