expose
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T To expose something that is usually hidden means to uncover it so that it can be seen. 使顯露
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淺大陸架露了出來。
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. …關(guān)于新聞界如何協(xié)助揭露尼克松政府真相的報(bào)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 (危險(xiǎn)或令人不快的境地)
They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations. 他們未曾遭遇城市人口常得的大多數(shù)疾病。
A wise mother never exposes her children to the slightest possibility of danger. 一個(gè)明智的母親從不會(huì)置其孩子于絲毫可能的危險(xiǎn)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. 使體驗(yàn) (觀念、情感); 引入 (觀念、情感)
...local people who've not been exposed to glimpses of Western life before. …以前從未領(lǐng)略過西方生活方式的當(dāng)?shù)厝恕?/p>
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expose /?k?sp??z/ (exposing,exposed,exposes)
劍橋詞典
- 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 . 墻上的灰泥已被除去，露出了里面原本的墻磚。
He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was exposed. 車禍中他腿受了重傷，骨頭都露了出來。
This photograph was under- /over- exposed (= too little/too much light was allowed to reach the film ). 這張照片曝光不足／過度。
?expose yourself
If a man exposes himself, he shows his sexual organs in a public place to people he does not know .
（男性由于病態(tài)心理在公共場(chǎng)合）裸露性器官，露陰
例句
expose verb [T] (MAKE PUBLIC)
to make public something bad or dishonest揭露，揭發(fā)，揭穿壞事（或不誠實(shí)之事）
The review exposed widespread corruption in the police force . 這篇評(píng)論文章揭露了警察部隊(duì)盛行的腐敗現(xiàn)象。
The newspaper story exposed him as (= showed that he was) a liar . 報(bào)紙上的這篇報(bào)道揭發(fā)他是個(gè)騙子。