"filter through" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 透過過濾
• 滲透

Definition

慢慢地通過某物，例如液體穿過材料，或消息在人羣中悄悄傳播。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可指液體、光等物理意義上的滲透，也可指消息、想法等悄悄傳播。常見於口語及描述性語境。不要與“filter out”（排除，去掉）混淆。

Examples

Rainwater will filter through the soil and reach the roots.

雨水會**透過過濾**土壤到達根部。

Sunlight can filter through the leaves of a tree.

陽光可以**透過過濾**樹葉。

Only clean water will filter through the cloth.

只有乾淨的水能**透過過濾**布料。

The news about the merger started to filter through to employees before it was officially announced.

有關合併的消息在官方宣佈前就已經在員工間**悄悄傳開**了。

Rumors about budget cuts slowly filtered through the office.

關於預算削減的傳聞逐漸**在辦公室傳開**。

It took a while for the excitement of the news to really filter through to everyone.

消息的興奮感過了一陣子才真正**在每個人間傳開**。