percolateper•co•late /'pɜːkəleɪt/

vi

1. [常接副词或介词] 渗透，渗漏

• The liquid percolated through, and the solids were left behind. 液体滤过去了，固体留了下来。

2. (咖啡在滤式壶中)滤煮

• Let the coffee percolate for seven minutes. 让咖啡滤煮7分钟。

3. (人、事物等)扩散；弥漫

• News of the war percolated through to us after a few days. 几天后战争的消息在我们当中传得沸沸扬扬。

• Sunlight percolated through the thick leaves. 阳光透过浓密的树叶照进来。

vt

1. 渗透过；渗滤过

• percolate powder through a sieve 用筛子筛粉

2. 使渗透，使渗漏

• coffee made by percolating boiling water through ground coffee beans 用沸水过滤咖啡粉制成的咖啡

3. 扩散到；弥漫到

• Relief payments percolated the economy. 各种各样的救济金造成经济负担沉重。

–percolation n C,U