expose
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) uncover or make (sth) visible; display 顯露或露出(某事物); 顯示
When he smiled he exposed a set of perfect white teeth. 他笑時露出了一口漂亮的白牙.
(b) ~ sth/sb/oneself (to sth) uncover or leave sb/sth/oneself uncovered or unprotected 顯露或暴露某人[某事物/自己]; 處於無遮蔽或不受保護的狀態
The soil was washed away by the flood, exposing bare rock. 泥土被洪水沖走, 露出光禿禿的巖石.
expose soldiers to unnecessary risks 使士兵冒不必要的危險
expose one's skin to the sun 使皮膚暴露於陽光下
The baby was left exposed to the wind and rain. 嬰兒被離棄於風雨之中.
(fig 比喻) expose oneself to criticism, ridicule, mockery, etc 遭受批評、 嘲笑、 嘲弄等.
2 [Tn]
(a) make known (sth secret); reveal 揭露(秘密); 揭穿; 揭發; 揭破; 顯露
expose a plot, project, plan, etc 揭露陰謀、 方案、 計劃等
That unfortunate remark exposed his ignorance of the subject. 他說了那句不妥的話, 暴露了自己對此事的無知.
(b) make known (the guilt or wrongdoing) of ( a secretly guilty person) 揭露(某人)的(不為人知的罪惡或過錯); 揭穿; 揭發; 揭破
expose crime, scandal, injustice, fraud, etc 揭露罪行、 丑聞、 冤假錯案、 騙局等
expose a criminal, an impostor, a culprit, etc 揭露罪犯、 冒名頂替者、 犯錯誤的人等.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(in photography) allow light to reach (film, etc) (攝影)使(軟片等)曝光
expose a reel of film 使一卷軟片曝光.
4 [Tn] ~ oneself indecently show one's sexual organs in public 猥褻性公開裸露自己的性器官
An old man was arrested for exposing himself to young children. 有個老頭向兒童裸露性器官而遭逮捕.
expose n
1 short statement of a number of facts or beliefs (對事實或主張的)簡短的陳述.
2 account of the facts of a situation, esp when these are shocking or have been kept deliberately secret 敘述, 報道(尤指令人震驚的或曾故意保密的)
The newspaper published an expose of the film star's past life. 報紙發表了該影星的逸聞.
an expose of corruption within the government 揭露政府內部腐敗情況的報道.