percolate

percolate
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance
    （液体，气体）渗透，渗漏；渗滤，过滤
    the water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals.
    经土壤过滤的水会滤掉矿物质。
    ■(figurative)(of information or an idea or feeling) spread gradually through an area or group of people
    (喻)（信息、思想或感情）扩散，弥漫
    this idea soon percolated into the Christian Church.
    这种思想很快渗透到基督教中。
  2. [no obj.](of coffee) be prepared in a percolator
    （咖啡）（在渗滤式咖啡壶中）滤煮
    he put some coffee on to percolate.
    他把一些咖啡放到咖啡壶里滤煮。
    ■[with obj.]prepare (coffee) in a percolator
    （用渗滤式咖啡壶）滤煮（咖啡）
    [as adj. percolated]freshly percolated coffee.
    刚滤煮的咖啡。
    ■(figurative US)be or become full of lively activity or excitement
    (喻，美)变得有劲；显得活跃，非常兴奋
    the night was percolating with an expectant energy.
    那个夜晚因充满期待而令人兴奋。
派生
percolation
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Latin percolat- 'strained through', from the verb percolare, from per- 'through' + co-lare 'to strain' (from colum 'strainer')
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