percolate

柯林斯词典

1. V-I If an idea, feeling, or piece of information percolates through a group of people or a thing, it spreads slowly through the group or thing. (想法、感觉、信息)缓慢传开
New fashions took a long time to percolate down. 新时尚要很长时间才能在大众中流行起来。
All of these thoughts percolated through my mind. 所有这些想法在我心里慢慢扩散开来。
2. V-T/V-I When you percolate coffee or when coffee percolates, you prepare it in a percolator. 用渗滤式咖啡壶滤煮
3. V-I To percolate somewhere means to pass slowly through something that has very small holes or gaps in it. 渗透
Rain water will only percolate through slowly. 雨水只会慢慢地渗进来。