leak

漏れ穴、漏れ口

液体や気体が、本来通ってはいけない所へ出入りする穴やひび。

やさしい英語で： A hole or crack that lets liquid or gas enter or escape where it should not.

• There is a leak in the roof.
• The plumber repaired two leaks in the tank.
• Water entered the boat through a small leak.

使い方： leak in something (The plumber found a leak in the pipe.)

類義語： hole, crack

よく使う表現： leak in something, roof leak, repair a leak

情報漏洩、リーク

秘密の情報が、本来知るべきではない人に伝わること。

やさしい英語で： The release of secret information to people who were not supposed to know it.

• The leak revealed the secret plan.
• Officials investigated a leak of private emails.
• Several leaks to the press damaged the government's reputation.

使い方： leak of something (The leak of confidential documents caused a scandal.); leak to someone/something (The minister ordered an investigation into the leak to the press.)

類義語： disclosure, unauthorized release

よく使う表現： information leak, security leak, leak to someone

メモリリーク、リソースリーク

プログラムが不要なメモリなどを解放せず、使える資源が減る問題。

やさしい英語で： A problem where a program keeps computer resources it no longer needs, leaving fewer available.

• The program has a memory leak.
• A resource leak eventually made the server crash.
• The developer fixed several leaks in the new version.

よく使う表現： memory leak, resource leak, detect a leak

漏れる、漏らす

物に穴やひびがあり、そこから液体や気体が漏れ出る。

やさしい英語で： If something does this, it lets liquid or gas pass through a hole or crack.

• The tap is leaking.
• Our old car leaked oil onto the driveway.
• Does this tank leak when it is full?

類義語： let out, let through

よく使う表現： leak water, leak gas, leak oil

漏らす、リークする

秘密の情報を、本来知るべきではない人に伝える。

やさしい英語で： To give secret information to people who are not supposed to have it.

• Someone leaked the secret plan.
• An employee leaked private emails to the press.
• Who has been leaking information about the talks?

使い方： leak something to someone/something (Someone leaked the report to a newspaper.)

類義語： disclose, reveal, divulge

反対語： conceal

よく使う表現： leak information, leak a document, leak to someone

漏れる、染み出す

液体や気体が、本来通ってはいけない穴やひびを通って出る。

やさしい英語で： If liquid or gas does this, it passes through a hole or crack where it should not.

• Water leaked onto the floor.
• Gas was leaking through a loose connection.
• Oil has leaked into the river from the damaged tank.

使い方： leak from/out of something (Gas leaked from a damaged pipe.); leak into something (Water leaked into the basement.); leak through something (Rainwater leaked through the roof.)

類義語： escape, seep

よく使う表現： leak through something, leak into something, leak out