ooze

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ooze1 /uːz/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]  1  LIQUIDif a thick liquid oozes from something or if something oozes a thick liquid, that liquid flows from it very slowly 〔浓稠的液体〕渗出，慢慢地流出ooze from/out of/through The ice cream was melting and oozing out of its wrapper. 冰激凌在融化，从包装纸里渗出来了。 A cut on his cheek was still oozing blood. 他脸上的伤口还在渗血。2  SHOW A FEELING OR ATTITUDEto show a lot of a particular quality or feeling 充满，洋溢着〔某种特质或情感〕 Andrew laughed gently, oozing charm. 安德鲁温柔地笑着，充满了魅力。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

ooze• Nor must you spend hours oozing a heartfelt message.• School spirit oozes from every hallway.• Later, gum will ooze from the bark and branches will die back.• Blood was oozing from the wound.• When he looked at it, there was blood oozing from two split knuckles.• A mixture of mud and rainwater oozed out of the bottom of the bucket.• Thick, sticky syrup oozes out of the tree trunk and is collected in buckets.• The cut, and the white seeds oozing out, resembled the mouth of a corpse, filled with worms.• Volcanoes usually ooze rivers of lava rather than exploding.• My pores ooze salt and honeydew.• While the Conference met, high spring tides were oozing through the paving of the Piazza San Marco.• Complex markings in the ice suggest the ice often cracks and shifts, allowing what is below to ooze to the surface.

Related topics: Nature

ooze2 noun  1. [uncountable]DN very soft mud, especially at the bottom of a lake or sea 〔尤指湖底或海底的〕淤泥，软泥2. [singular]LIQUID a very slow flow of liquid 〔液体的〕缓缓流动，流淌

Examples from the Corpus

ooze• Chaotic purpose shaped a lifeless earth Which spawned primordial ooze conceived within Azoic consciousness.• The ooze of blue and blues.• Then a light rain falls, and suddenly everything is coated with ooze.Origin ooze1 (1300-1400) → OOZE22 ooze2 1. Old English wase2. Old English wos

ooze1 verbooze2 nounChinese  

a or something oozes from thick Corpus if something if liquid

ooze

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ooze¹ /uːz/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]1. if a thick liquid oozes from something or if something oozes a thick liquid, that liquid flows from it very slowly
    ooze from/out of/through
    The ice cream was melting and oozing out of its wrapper.
    A cut on his cheek was still oozing blood.
2. to show a lot of a particular quality or feeling:
    Andrew laughed gently, oozing charm.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ flow if liquid flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream: Blood flowed from his hand. | The river flows very quickly at this point.
   ▪ run to flow – used when saying that something flows in a particular direction: Water was running down the walls of the room. | Sweat ran off his nose. | The river runs into the sea.
   ▪ come out to flow out of something: You couldn't drink any of the water that came out of the tap.
   ▪ pour to flow in large quantities: The rain poured down. | Blood was pouring from a wound on his head.
   ▪ gush to flow out quickly in very large quantities: Water was gushing out at more than 3000 gallons a minute.
   ▪ spurt to flow out suddenly with a lot of force: Oil was spurting from a small hole in the pipe.
   ▪ trickle to flow slowly in drops or in a thin stream: Clare felt sweat trickling down the back of her neck.
   ▪ leak to flow in or out through a small hole or crack, usually when this is not meant to happen: Oil was leaking from the engine.
   ▪ ooze to flow from something very slowly – used about blood or a thick liquid: Blood was oozing from the wound. | Jam oozed out as she bit into the cake.
   ▪ drip to fall in drops: Water dripped from the tap continuously.
   ▪ cascade to flow down the side of something in large amounts: Water cascades down the hilllside.

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ooze² noun1. [uncountable] very soft mud, especially at the bottom of a lake or sea
2. [singular] a very slow flow of liquid