expose
英 [ɪk'spəʊz; ek-]
美[ɪk'spoz]
- vt. 揭露，揭发；使曝光；显示
助记提示
1. ex- + pos- + -e.
2. 字面含义：put out, place out, set forth. => leave without shelter or defense, exhibit openly.
2. 字面含义：put out, place out, set forth. => leave without shelter or defense, exhibit openly.
中文词源
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.
英英释意
- 1. the exposure of an impostor or a fraud;
- "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
英文词源
- 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.
同义词辨析
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，或启示超乎常人领导能力的真理。
考试真题
- Both he and a crew member are being investigated for unintentional murder and exposing people to danger, according to police.
出自-2017年6月听力原文
- Bad management techniques will be exposed.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- She insists that it's exposing workers to unnecessarily high doses of radiation.
出自-2011年6月听力原文
- It exposes him to oily smoke all day long.
出自-2010年6月听力原文
- When muscles perform an activity they aren't regularly expose to, the tiny fibers that are inside them are being torn apart.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
- Unless renewables become cheap enough that substantial carbon deposits are left underground for a very long time, if not forever, the planet will likely be exposed to potentially catastrophic climate risks.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Failure to address comprehensively the problem of greenhouse gas emissions, however, exposes all generations, present and future, to incalculable risks.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- But efforts are in place to expose more black, Hispanic, and low-income students to advanced math, in the hope that the demographic pool of high-level contenders will eventually begin to shift and become less exclusive.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- After the failure of Lehman Brothers, many of the world’s largest banks feared the worst as the collapse of the housing bubble exposed investments in risky loans.
出自-2016年6月听力原文
- The outer layers of the volcano were worn away until the hard core stood completely exposed.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- The Internet] exposes them to more thinking," he says, "and groups that are like-minded in different parts of the country start to come together.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文
- I'm afraid to refuse to work, but I'm more afraid to expose my unborn child to the radiation.
出自-2012年12月听力原文
- The robots in Asimov's fiction expose complications and loopholes in the three laws, and even when the laws work, robots still have to assess situations.
2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
- In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students' willingness to expose themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity.
2018年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
- It's based on a somewhat fantasized, very white, very upper-middle-class ideology that says if you're failing to expose your child to 30,000 words you are neglecting them.
2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth.
- 他突然一笑，露出一口雪白的牙齿。
牛津词典
- Miles of sand are exposed at low tide.
- 在低潮时数英里的沙滩就会显现出来。
牛津词典
- My job as a journalist is to expose the truth.
- 我作为记者的职责就是展示事实。
牛津词典
- He did not want to expose his fears and insecurity to anyone.
- 他不想向任何人显露他的恐惧与不安。
牛津词典
- She was exposed as a liar and a fraud.
- 她说谎和欺骗的面目被揭穿了。
牛津词典
- He threatened to expose the racism that existed within the police force.
- 他扬言要把警察内部存在的种族歧视公之于众。
牛津词典
- to expose yourself to ridicule
- 让自己受到嘲笑
牛津词典
- Do not expose babies to strong sunlight.
- 不要让婴孩受到强烈的阳光照射。
牛津词典
- We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible.
- 我们想让孩子们受到尽可能多的艺术和文化熏陶。
牛津词典
- He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth.
- 他突然一笑，露出一口雪白的牙齿。
牛津词典
- Miles of sand are exposed at low tide.
- 在低潮时数英里的沙滩就会显现出来。
牛津词典
- My job as a journalist is to expose the truth.
- 我作为记者的职责就是展示事实。
牛津词典
- He did not want to expose his fears and insecurity to anyone.
- 他不想向任何人显露他的恐惧与不安。
牛津词典
- She was exposed as a liar and a fraud.
- 她说谎和欺骗的面目被揭穿了。
牛津词典
- He threatened to expose the racism that existed within the police force.
- 他扬言要把警察内部存在的种族歧视公之于众。
牛津词典
- to expose yourself to ridicule
- 让自己受到嘲笑
牛津词典
- Do not expose babies to strong sunlight.
- 不要让婴孩受到强烈的阳光照射。
牛津词典
- We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible.
- 我们想让孩子们受到尽可能多的艺术和文化熏陶。
牛津词典
- Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea...
- 海平面下降使白令海底部的浅层大陆架暴露出来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- For an instant his whole back was exposed.
- 一瞬间，他整个背部都露了出来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- After the scandal was exposed, Dr Bailey committed suicide...
- 丑闻曝光后，贝利博士自杀了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations...
- 城市人口中多数常见的疾病他们都没有接触到。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A wise mother never exposes her children to the slightest possibility of danger.
- 明智的母亲决不会让她的孩子置身于一丁点儿危险之中。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...local people who've not been exposed to glimpses of Western life before...
- 过去丝毫未曾见识过西方生活的当地人
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- These units exposed children to many viewpoints of a given issue.
- 这些单元让孩子们接触到有关某一特定问题的多种观点。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Smith admitted indecently exposing himself on Wimbledon Common.
- 史密斯承认自己在温布尔登公地当众露阴，有伤风化。
柯林斯高阶英语词典