oozing
oozing — 動詞
- oozingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- oozings3rd person singular
- oozinging-ing form
- oozingedpast simple
1. If a thick or sticky liquid oozes from somewhere, it escapes very slowly through
滲出；流露
液體緩慢流出；強烈展現特質
If a thick or sticky liquid oozes from somewhere, it escapes very slowly through a tiny opening. You can also say that a container or object oozes a liquid in this way. When used about a person or place that oozes a quality such as charm or confidence, it means they show that quality extremely clearly.
Dark, sticky oil was oozing from a crack in the pipeline near the river.
黏稠的黑色石油正從河邊管線的裂縫中緩緩滲出。
ooze + from + [place] for literal liquid flow
Honey slowly oozed over the edge of the jar and across the kitchen counter.
蜂蜜緩緩從罐口流出，流到了廚房流理臺上。
Thick white sap oozed from the cut tree branch while the children watched.
濃稠的白色樹液從砍斷的樹枝切口處緩緩流出，孩子們在一旁看著。
Baraka oozed confidence as he stepped onto the stage to give his speech.
Baraka 走上台準備演講時，渾身散發出自信的風采。
The old café oozes a warm, friendly atmosphere that makes you want to stay.
這家老咖啡館散發著溫馨友善的氣氛，讓人想待著不走。
- gush
flows out fast and forcefully, the opposite of slow oozing
文法句型
ooze + from/out of + [place]
ooze + [liquid]
ooze + [quality/emotion]
用法筆記
In the figurative use (oozing a quality), the quality is usually shown so clearly that it affects how others feel about the person or place. Common objects of this sense include confidence, charm, warmth, and style.
常見錯誤
oozing — 名詞
1. Wet, soft mud that collects on the floor of rivers, lakes, and seas.
軟泥；淤泥
水底沉積的軟泥或黏土
Wet, soft mud that collects on the floor of rivers, lakes, and seas.
A thick black ooze covered the bottom of the swamp and swallowed our boots.
一層厚厚的黑色軟泥覆蓋在沼澤底部，淹沒了我們的靴子。
Scientists collected soft ooze from the lake floor to study ancient plant life.
科學家從湖底採集了軟泥，以研究古代的植物生態。
uncountable: soft ooze
After the heavy rain, a layer of grey ooze covered the farmland near the river.
大雨過後，河邊的農田覆蓋了一層灰色的淤泥。
Hoa's feet sank into the fine ooze at the bottom of the shallow creek.
Hoa 的雙腳陷進了淺溪底部細軟的淤泥中。
用法筆記
Uncountable noun. Only refers to the natural muddy sediment found under water. Not used for artificial mud or wet soil on dry land.
2. The process by which a fluid moves extremely slowly out of a tiny opening.
滲出；滲漏
液體或氣體緩慢滲出的過程
The process by which a fluid moves extremely slowly out of a tiny opening.
The slow oozing of blood from the small cut worried the nurse on duty.
小傷口緩慢滲出的血讓值班護士有些擔心。
the + oozing + of + [liquid]
A waterproof bandage helped stop the oozing from Darius's arm wound.
一塊防水繃帶幫助止住了 Darius 手臂傷口的滲血。
The constant oozing of water through the basement wall suggested a broken pipe.
水從地下室牆壁不斷滲出，顯示有水管破裂了。
The nurse cleaned the injured area and checked whether the oozing had finally stopped.
護士清潔了受傷的部位，檢查滲出是否終於停止了。
- gush
a sudden fast flow of liquid
文法句型
the + oozing + of + [liquid]
用法筆記
Usually appears with 'the' + 'of' (the oozing of something). In everyday language, the verb form is more common (e.g. 'blood was oozing from the wound').