leach

in Vietnamese Rửa qua, lọc ra chất

BrE /liːtʃ/ AmE /liːtʃ/

verb en → vi

past leached pp leached ing leaching

1 FILTER/EXTRACT [transitive] C1

Rửa qua, lọc ra chất

to remove substances from a solid by passing liquid through it

  • leach something out of/from something

Collocations leach nutrients from soil · leach heavy metals from rocks

  • Rainwater leaches minerals from the rock.

    Nước mưa rửa qua và lọc ra các khoáng chất từ đá.

2 DAMAGE [transitive] C1

Hư hại do rửa qua, lọc ra chất

to damage something by removing substances from it over a long period of time

  • leach something out of/from something

Collocations leach soil of nutrients · leach a metal object of its coating

  • The acid rain leached the paint off the statue.

    Mưa axit đã làm hỏng lớp sơn trên tượng.