| 词汇 | percolating |
| 释义 | percolating present participle ofpercolate percolate verb uk /ˈpɜː.kəl.eɪt/ us /ˈpɝː.kəl.eɪt/ percolateverb (LIQUID)[ I ] 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。 [ I or T ] 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） Movement of liquids backsplash be dripping with somethingidiom brim brim over brim with something drool funnel leakage pour pour-over reinject reinjection respray ripple spate staunch stem swash swill swirl You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Crossing and moving through Warm drinks percolateverb (INFORMATION)[ I ] 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。 Spreading and scattering all over the placeidiom bedaub bell bestrew billow diffuse dispersion dotted around dredge dusting encroach on/upon something fan out slap something on slather smear smudge smudgily smudging sprinkle sweep Examples of percolatingpercolating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In the more centrally placed olivine gabbros, olivine re-equilibrated with evolved liquids percolating through the cumulus pile. In the absence of a soil adsorptive capacity these are likely to be rapidly removed in percolating water. These veins occur as isolated bodies in the gabbros, suggesting that percolating melts were channelled into metre-wide veins and transported through the partly solidified gabbro. This may accomplish temporary adsorption of nutrient cations that would otherwise be lost in percolating water. In general the image has been of scientific ideas percolating down from "pure" scientific sources through the population at large, becoming diluted, distorted, and misunderstood in the process. When bottom ash is dumped into landfills (it is considered "special waste," but still allowed in the landfill), toxic substances can leach into groundwater systems by percolating through the soil. Natural tropical soils would also be expected to exhibit well-developed macropore systems and be less subject to the leaching effects of percolating water than were the experimental soils. Did you see those ideas percolating? The reason is to prevent any money percolating into a political party from either of the two campaigning organisations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is clear that arms are percolating through the world and increasing tension. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Diagrams show the existing rivers with water percolating through from the hillsides. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That increase, percolating through the areas, would stimulate the areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are left there in order to preserve intact systems of ventilation and to prevent underground water percolating from one mine to another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall achieve educational progress, advancement and evolution only by having various types of school and various ideas percolating in schools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 English law distinguishes between two kinds of underground water: water flowing in a certain and definite channel and percolating water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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