
expose基本信息
读法:英 [ɪk"spəʊz; ek-] 美 [ɪk"spoz]
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英英释义
Noun:
"expose the blanket to sunshine"
"The actress won"t reveal how old she is"
"bring out the truth"
"he broke the news to her"
"unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
"Why don"t you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"
"National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"
"The man exposed himself in the subway"
"After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"
中英词源
expose 暴露
ex-, 向外。-pos, 放置,词源同pose, component.即展开,引申义暴露。比较同源词exponent.
- expose
- expose: see position
- expose (v.)
- early 15c., "to leave without shelter or defense," from Old French esposer, exposer "lay open, set forth, speak one"s mind, explain" (13c.), from Latin exponere "set forth, lay open, exhibit, reveal, publish" (see expound), altered by confusion with poser "to place, lay down" (see pose (v.1)). Meaning "to exhibit openly" is from 1620s; that of "to unmask" is from 1690s. Photographic sense is from 1839. Related: Exposed; exposes; exposing.
- expose (n.)
- also exposé, "display of discreditable information," 1803, initially as a French word; noun use of past participle of French exposer "lay open" (see expose (v.)). Earliest use was in reference to Napoleon.
词态变化
权威造句
- 1. When Myra told Karp she"d expose his past, he blew up.
- 当迈拉告诉卡普她会把他的过去全抖搂出去时,卡普大为光火。
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- 2. The Budget does expose the lies ministers were telling a year ago.
- 预算案无疑揭穿了部长们一年前所说的谎话。
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- 3. She threatened to publicly expose his double life if he left her.
- 她威胁说如果他离开她,她就将他双重人格的生活方式公之于众。
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- 4. By bathing in unclean water, they expose themselves to contamination.
- 在不干净的水中洗澡,他们可能会受到感染。
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- 5. No one wants to expose themselves, lay their feelings bare.
- 没有人想自我剖白,将自己的情感公之于众。
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单词分析
这些动词都表示“揭露、暴露”之意。disclose侧重指揭露或泄露鲜为人知或保密的事。
expose多指揭露丑闻、坏人坏事或各种阴谋。也可指某物暴露在外。
uncover主要指移去遮盖物,让东西显露出来。也可指揭露阴谋、秘密等。
reveal多指揭露一直隐藏或隐秘的东西,或启示超乎常人领导能力的真理。
记忆方法
1. ex- + pos- + -e.
2. 字面含义:put out, place out, set forth. => leave without shelter or defense, exhibit openly.
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