late 14c., wosen, verbal derivative of Old English noun wos "juice, sap," from Proto-Germanic *wosan (source of Middle Low German wose "scum"), from same source as ooze (n.). Modern spelling from late 1500s. The Old English verb was wesan. Related: Oozed; oozing.
ooze (n.)
"soft mud," Old English wase "soft mud, mire," from Proto-Germanic *waison (cognates: Old Saxon waso "wet ground, mire," Old Norse veisa "pond of stagnant water"), from PIE *wes- (2) "wet." Modern spelling is mid-1500s.
雙語例句
1. He grabbed into the ooze and came up clutching a large toad.
他把手伸進淤泥里撈摸，結果抓上來一只巨大的蟾蜍。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The wounds may heal cleanly or they may ooze a clear liquid.
這些傷口可能會利索地愈合，也可能會分泌出一種透明的液體。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Outwardly, Graham will ooze all his old confidence.
格雷厄姆表面上看起來會像過去一樣滿懷信心。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The lava will just ooze gently out of the crater.
巖漿就會從火山口緩緩涌流出來。
來自辭典例句
5. Drip or ooze systems are common for pot watering.