ooze
v
1 [Ipr, Ip] ~ from/out of sth; ~ out/away (of thick liquids) come or flow out slowly (指濃稠液體)慢慢流出
All the toothpaste had oozed out. 牙膏全都慢慢流了出來.
Black oil was oozing out of the engine. 發動機滲出了黑油.
Blood was still oozing from the wound. 傷口仍在滲血.
(fig 比喻) Their courage was oozing away. 他們的勇氣慢慢消失.
2 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (with sth) allow (sth) to come out in this way 使(某物)慢慢流出
toast oozing with butter 滲著黃油的烤面包片
The wound was oozing pus. 傷口在流膿.
(fig 比喻) She was simply oozing (with) charm. 她渾身散發著魅力.
They oozed confidence, ie showed it freely. 他們充滿了信心. =>Usage at drip1 用法見 drip1.
ooze n
1 [U] soft liquid mud, esp at the bottom of a river, lake, pond, etc 泥漿, 軟泥(尤指河、 湖、 塘...底的).
2 [sing] (fml 文) slow flow 緩慢的流動
the ooze of pus from a wound 膿自傷口之滲出.