Translations for „percolate“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

percolate [ˈpɜːkəleıt] VB trans, intr

1. percolate:

percolate

(使)渗滤 shènlǜ

percolate

(使)渗透 shèntòu

percolate water through sand

用沙滤水

2. percolate:

percolate

(用咖啡壶)滤煮 lǜzhǔ

The coffee is percolating.

咖啡正在滤煮。

3. percolate:

percolate

弥漫(于) mímàn

percolate

扩散(到) kuòsàn

The rumor percolated through the village.

谣言在村子里传播开来。

▶ percolation [ˌpɜːkəˈleıʃən] N

Usage examples with percolate

percolate water through sand

用沙滤水

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Soil cleans water as it percolates through it.

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Personal issues had percolated into the story as they weighed on him in life.

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Rain water percolates into the sanctum through the cracks in the roof and gandi junctions.

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Surface streams, on meeting the limestone, percolated through cracks and weaknesses and started to dissolve the limestone to form caverns.

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The mercaptan oxidation reaction takes place as the feedstock percolates downward over the catalyst.

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The generation of leachate is caused principally by precipitation percolating through waste deposited in a landfill.

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The heated water percolates upwards, dissolving calcium carbonate from limestone deposits on its way by.

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The sandstone temple shows signs of deterioration, including cracks in the roof through which rain water percolates into the sanctum.

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More efficiency is generally ascribed to the action of percolating water, which takes up certain soluble materials and redeposits them in pores and cavities.

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The waste water generated in these areas normally percolates into the soil or evaporates.

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