摘要：“Seep”源自古英语“sipian”，意为“渗出”或“滴漏”，与中古英语“sype”以及古高地德语“sīfan”（渗漏）有关。这些词可能与原始日耳曼语“*sīpan”相关，带有液体缓慢流动的意象。在英语中，“seep”于15世纪正式成形，最初主要描述水或液体

v.渗出；渗漏 n.渗漏；小泉；水坑

“Seep”源自古英语“sipian”，意为“渗出”或“滴漏”，与中古英语“sype”以及古高地德语“sīfan”（渗漏）有关。这些词可能与原始日耳曼语“*sīpan”相关，带有液体缓慢流动的意象。在英语中，“seep”于15世纪正式成形，最初主要描述水或液体通过小孔或缝隙缓慢渗出的物理过程，后扩展到比喻用法，如情感、消息或影响的逐渐传播。

◉外刊例句

① 《The New York Times》 (2023年11月25日)

Toxic chemicals began to seep into the groundwater, threatening nearby communities.

有毒化学物质开始渗入地下水，威胁附近的社区。

② 《The Economist》 (2024年10月12日)

Distrust in institutions has begun to seep into even the most stable democracies.

对机构的不信任已开始逐渐渗透到最稳定的民主国家中。

◉经典名著

① 《瓦尔登湖》（Walden）——亨利·大卫·梭罗 (1854年)

The tranquility of the lake seemed to seep into my soul, calming every restless thought.

湖的宁静似乎渗入我的灵魂，平息了每一丝不安的思绪。

② 《了不起的盖茨比》（The Great Gatsby）——F. 斯科特·菲茨杰拉德 (1925年)

A quiet despair seemed to seep through the room as Gatsby faced the truth.

当盖茨比面对真相时，一种无声的绝望似乎在房间中缓缓渗透。

◉Usage Examples

(1) Blood was beginning to seep through the bandages.

(2) Oil is seeping out through a crack in the tank.

(3) The teacher stopped speaking to allow time for the meaning of his words to seep through.

(1) 血开始从绷带上渗出来。

(2) 油箱的裂缝漏出油来了。

(3) 那位老师停止讲话，以便留出时间(让学生们)理解他所讲的意思。

◉Usage Notes

Seep means to leak slowly. When you see the word, imagine water coming in through your sneakers on a rainy day. It's not a lot of water, but your feet still get pretty wet.

The word seep is related to the Dutch word for ooze. Oil seeps from the earth and blood seeps from a wound. Seep falls somewhere between gush and drip on a scale of how liquid flows and suggests a liquid that is thick, and unwanted. In the figurative sense, some things that seep, like bad thoughts that seep into your mind, are also unwanted. But sometimes you wish that the flow would increase like when financial aid only seeps into a disaster zone.

◉Colins

1. [VERB 动词]渗透；渗漏 If something such as liquid or gas seeps somewhere, it flows slowly and in small amounts into a place where it should not go. [V prep/adv]

Radioactive water had seeped into underground reservoirs...

放射性水已经渗入地下蓄水层中。

The gas is seeping out of the rocks...

气体正从岩石中渗出。

Engineers said that plutonium could begin seeping from the corroded sub.

工程师说钚可能会开始从遭腐蚀的潜艇往外渗透。

Seep is also a noun.

...an oil seep.

石油泄漏

2. [VERB 动词](秘密)逐渐外泄；(不快的情感)逐渐释放 If something such as secret information or an unpleasant emotion seeps somewhere, it comes out gradually. [V prep/adv]

...the tide of racism which is sweeping Europe seeps into Britain.

正席卷欧洲的种族主义浪潮逐渐渗透到英国。

...letting information seep out of the Treasury.

使消息从财政部逐渐传开

来源：学无用的英语