seep

IPA(Pronunciation)

/siːp/

Noun

A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping. / Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.

Japanese Meaning

地中から水、石油、タールなどの液体がじわじわとしみ出して形成される小規模な泉やたまり、注出場所。 / 液体、湿気、ガスなどがにじむ現象やその結果生じるしみ出し点・場所。

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After the rain, hikers gathered around the small seep to refill their bottles.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

雨の後、ハイカーたちは水筒を満たすためにその小さな湧き水の周りに集まった。

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Sense（1）

Sense（2）

Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.

Sense（3）

The seeping away of a liquid, etc.

Sense（4）

A seafloor vent.

Another idea was that filamentous bacteria covering the hairs [of the Yeti crab] would either neutralize gases emitted from the vent or serve the crab directly as a food source. And this last idea received support when a second species of Yeti crab was discovered on cold seeps on the deep-sea floor near Costa Rica.

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seeps

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