| 词汇 | springing a leak |
| 释义 | (redirected from springing a leak)spring a leakTo suddenly begin leaking liquid or gas into or out of a vessel. The tire is already flat, even though I just pumped it back up—it must have sprung a leak. By the time we realized we had sprung a leak, there was already two feet of water at the bottom of the boat. If any of these containers spring a leak, it'll be very costly to repair. spring a leak(of a boat or container) develop a leak.The expression was originally a nautical one, referring to the timbers of a wooden ship springing out of position and so letting in water. spring a ˈleak(of a boat, roof, container, etc.) start to let water in: The boat sprang a leak halfway across the lake.spring a leak To starting leak a fluid suddenly: The boat sprang a leak. My balloon has sprung a leak. |
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