expose
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To expose something that is usually hidden means to uncover it so that it can be seen. 使显露
Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea. 下降了的海平面使白令海底的浅大陆架露了出来。
2. V-T To expose a person or situation means to reveal that they are bad or immoral in some way. 揭露
...the story of how the press helped expose the truth about the Nixon administration. …关于新闻界如何协助揭露尼克松政府真相的报道。
3. V-T If someone is exposed to something dangerous or unpleasant, they are put in a situation in which it might affect them. 使暴露于 (危险或令人不快的境地)
They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations. 他们未曾遭遇城市人口常得的大多数疾病。
A wise mother never exposes her children to the slightest possibility of danger. 一个明智的母亲从不会置其孩子于丝毫可能的危险中。
4. V-T If someone is exposed to an idea or feeling, usually a new one, they are given experience of it, or introduced to it. 使体验 (观念、情感); 引入 (观念、情感)
...local people who've not been exposed to glimpses of Western life before. …以前从未领略过西方生活方式的当地人。
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expose /ɪkˈspəʊz/ (exposing,exposed,exposes)
剑桥词典
- We decided to expose the wooden beams in the sitting room to give it a more old-fashioned feel .
- More political scandals were exposed in the newspapers today.
- He had undone the buttons of his shirt , exposing an unsightly expanse of white flesh .
- The movie is about a young police officer and his struggle to expose corruption in the force .
- Embarrassing details of their private life were exposed to the public .
expose verb [T] (UNCOVER)
to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen
暴露;露出;使曝光
The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricks underneath . 墙上的灰泥已被除去,露出了里面原本的墙砖。
He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was exposed. 车祸中他腿受了重伤,骨头都露了出来。
This photograph was under- /over- exposed (= too little/too much light was allowed to reach the film ). 这张照片曝光不足/过度。
expose yourself
If a man exposes himself, he shows his sexual organs in a public place to people he does not know .
(男性由于病态心理在公共场合)裸露性器官,露阴
例句
expose verb [T] (MAKE PUBLIC)
to make public something bad or dishonest揭露,揭发,揭穿坏事(或不诚实之事)
The review exposed widespread corruption in the police force . 这篇评论文章揭露了警察部队盛行的腐败现象。
The newspaper story exposed him as (= showed that he was) a liar . 报纸上的这篇报道揭发他是个骗子。