ooze

ooze1
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something; move in a slow, creeping way
    （液体）渗出；慢慢流出
    blood was oozing from a wound in his scalp.
    鲜血从他头上的伤口处慢慢渗出。
    honey oozed out of the comb.
    蜂蜜从蜜巢中慢慢流出。
    ■[no obj.]slowly exude or discharge a viscous fluid
    （以液体状）慢慢流出；流脓
    her mosquito bites were oozing and itching like mad.
    她被蚊子叮的地方正在化脓而且痒得发疯。
    ■[with obj.](figurative)(of a person) give a powerful impression of (a quality)
    (喻)表现；洋溢
    she oozes a raunchy sex appeal.
    她表现出一种淫荡的性感。
noun
  1. [mass noun]the sluggish flow of a fluid
    渗流
  2. an infusion of oak bark or other vegetable matter, used in tanning
    鞣液
派生
oozy
( oozier, ooziest)
adjective(oozier, ooziest)
语源
  1. Old English wōs 'juice or sap'; the verb dates from late Middle English
ooze2
noun
  1. [mass noun]wet mud or slime, especially that found at the bottom of a river, lake, or sea
    （尤指河、湖或海底发现的）软泥，粘泥
    ■(Geology)a deposit of white or grey calcareous matter largely composed of foraminiferan remains, covering extensive areas of the ocean floor
    (地质)软泥
派生
oozy
( oozier, ooziest)
adjective(oozier, ooziest)
语源
  1. Old English wāse; related to Old Norse veisa 'stagnant pool'. In Middle English and the 16th cent. the spelling was wose (rhyming with repose), but from 1550 spellings imply a change in pronunciation and influence by ooze
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