percolate
英 [ˈpɜː.kəl.eɪt]
美 [ˈpɝː.kəl.eɪt]
- vi. 过滤;渗出;浸透
- vt. 使渗出;使过滤
- n. 滤过液;渗出液
percolate 渗入,渗透来自拉丁语percolare,过滤,渗透,来自per-,通过,colum,筛子,筛选,词源同colander,coliform.
- percolate (v.)
- 1620s, a back-formation from percolation, or else from Latin percolatus, past participle of percolare "to strain through." Figurative sense by 1670s. Related: Percolated; percolating.
- 1. New fashions took a long time to percolate down.
- 新时尚要很长时间才能在大众中流行起来。
- 2. The rain will percolate through the soil.
- 雨水渗入土中.
- 3. Rain water will only percolate through slowly.
- 雨水只会慢慢地渗进来。
- 4. I'll percolate some coffee, ie make it by percolating.
- 我去用过滤法煮些咖啡.
- 5. Let the coffee percolate for seven minutes.
- 让咖啡滤7分钟.