Noun:
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud;he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
Verb:
expose or make accessible to some action or influence;Expose your students to art
expose the blanket to sunshine
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret;The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
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
to show, make visible or apparent;The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month
Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?
National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body;uncover your belly
The man exposed himself in the subway
disclose to view as by removing a cover;The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult positionexpose to light, of photographic filmexpose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas;The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
abandon by leaving out in the open air;The infant was exposed by the teenage mother
After Christmas, many pets get abandoned
v.动词
expose, betray, disclose, discover, divulge, reveal这组词的共同意思是“揭露”“泄露”。其区别是：
reveal指揭示迄今为止仍在保密状态的东西或启示超乎常人领悟能力的真理; discover指把原来已经存在,但未被发现、看见或理解的事物加以揭露; disclose侧重把事先未宣布或一直保密的事情公之于世; divulge侧重在公开场合不正当或背信弃义的泄露秘密或暴露隐私; betray指背约或辜负别人信任的告密,也指不自觉地泄密; expose揭露的对象一般是丑恶的、见不得人的,也可指把人或物暴露于不利地位。
expose, flaunt, parade, show这组词都可表示“显露”。其区别是：
show最常用,指采取行动以达到让别人能看见的目的; expose指移去某物的覆盖物或把某物从隐藏处拿出来以使其公开暴露,也指陈列商品等,暗示暴露令人不快、应该藏匿的事物; parade指夸耀或炫耀,有时侧重怀有欺骗的念头; flaunt指比parade更无耻地挑衅式地卖弄或夸示。例如:
Keep indoors and don't expose your skin to the sun.留在屋里,不要让皮肤在太阳下暴晒。
She was flaunting her new fur coat.她正在夸耀她那件新皮衣。
She paraded the corridors in her new dress.她穿着新衣服炫耀地在走廊里走来走去。expose, uncover这组词都有“揭露”的意思。其区别是：
expose一般用于揭露丑恶的,见不得人的东西,其结果对被揭露者是不利的。而uncover用于把原来隐藏,阴暗的东西翻开或撕下它们的伪装使人们可以看见。
disclose，expose，uncover，reveal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，或揭示超乎常人理解能力的真理。
15世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自中古法语的exposer，意为阐明；最初源自古典拉丁语的exponere，意为阐明。
用作动词 v.
～+名词expose sb's intrigues and plots揭露某人的阴谋诡计expose the secret揭穿了秘密expose sb's true colours揭露某人的真面目～+副词expose fearlessly无畏地揭露expose incessantly不断地暴露expose mercilessly〔ruthlessly〕无情地揭露expose needlessly不必要地揭露expose piteously令人怜悯地展示expose shrewdly聪明地揭露expose unwisely不明智地揭发～+介词expose as揭露…是expose for陈列出来expose oneself in public抛头露面expose to使暴露于,使遭受expose sb to danger使某人可能遇到危险expose to the elements受风吹雨打expose to the public向公众露面expose oneself to ridicule贻笑大方expose to the sun日晒expose oneself to winds and rains栉风沐雨
用作动词v.
expose oneself v.+pron.
使自己受某人的影响 make oneself influence from sb
expose oneself by v-ingThe politician exposed himself by attacking the government's plan.这位政治家攻击政府计划,使自己身临险境。
It is unwise to expose yourself by trying to perform music that is too difficult for you.演奏对自己来说太难的乐曲而使自己难堪是不明智的。expose oneself to sthHe exposed himself to the enemy's gunfire.他把自己暴露在敌人炮火之下。expose oneself to sthHe deep exposed himself to his parents' influence.他深受他父母亲的影响。
expose to v.+prep.
公开揭露 make sth wrong to sb, usually publicly
近义词 air空气show证明dirt污垢peril危险break打碎reveal显示bare赤裸的open开着的unveil揭开unwrap打开let on承认uncover揭开subject话题open up打开display显示queer古怪的exhibit展览divulge泄露let out放出endanger危及lay bare揭露disclose揭露discover发现exposure暴露give away赠送scupper排水口unmask除去面具disclosure揭发jeopardize危及debunk揭穿真相bring out使明显bring to light公开imperil使陷于危险中…catch out发觉 … 有错误或…unmasking动词unmask的现在进…blow the whistle on告发(停下来…反义词 hide藏cover封面conceal隐藏
用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.New fashions are exposing more and more the body.新式服装越来越露。
We expose the goods for sale.我们陈列商品以便推销。
She exposed her unwanted baby by the roadside.她将不想要的婴儿丢弃在路边。
This film has been exposed.这胶卷已经曝光了。
v.动词
expose的基本意思是有意或无意地使某人/物从隐藏之处或掩盖之中暴露出来展示在他人面前,也可表示把某些丑恶的,见不得人的东西揭露出来,还可以表示撕下其面具,即“揭穿”。
expose是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
expose的宾语后常可接介词to表示“将…暴露于…”; 动词宾语为oneself时,则意为“将自己暴露于…”“使自己受某人的影响”。
动词99%,名词1%
用作及物动词The reporter was killed because he tried toexposea plot.这名记者因为试图揭露一个阴谋而被杀害。
I hate the paparazzi.They alwaysexposethe people's privacy.我讨厌狗仔队,他们老曝光别人的隐私。
We should notexposeour children to horrors.我们不应该让孩子看恐怖片。
Keep indoors and don'texposeyour skin to the sun.待在室内,不要把皮肤暴露在阳光下。
You shouldn'texposethe soldiers to unnecessary risks.你不应该让士兵们冒不必要的危险。 Setting that aside for a moment, the other problem with this model is that compromise of the hub exposes all of the business assets in the messaging network.
此话题稍后再谈；该模型的另一个问题在于，中心的损坏将暴露消息网络中的所有业务资产。 ibm
The brewing crisis for Italy and Spain exposes a striking weakness in the structure of the European Community.
意大利和西班牙酝酿中的危机暴露了欧洲共同体惊人的结构性脆弱。 fortunechina
The fleeting traveler holds moments frozen in time, but a return visit exposes the romance of the past to the harsh light of economic progress.
匆匆而过的旅游者保存了凝固在时间中的瞬间，但是重访将过去的浪漫暴露在经济发展的刺目强光之下。 xue163
But the dump exposes the risks of Nepal's strategy of lifting itself out of poverty by expanding its tourism industry.
然而，垃圾堆也暴露出尼泊尔想通过扩展旅游业来摆脱平困这一政策的风险。 yeeyan
Deterring Threats to the International Financial System: Today’s open and global financial system also exposes us to global financial threats.
遏止国际金融体系的威胁： 今天开放的全球金融体系也将全球金融威胁暴露给了我们。 yeeyan
It exposes for the first time the scope of the problem in Ireland, as well as how the government and the church colluded in perpetuating an abusive system.
这是在爱尔兰第一次披露这个案件的影响范围，也揭露了政府与教会为保存一个滥用暴力的系统是如何勾结的。 yeeyan