uncover

英 [ʌn'kʌvə] 美[ʌn'kʌvɚ]
  • vt. 发现;揭开;揭露
  • vi. 发现;揭示;揭去盖子

CET4TEM4考研CET6TOEFL中低频词常用词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: uncovers;过去式: uncovered;过去分词: uncovered;现在分词: uncovering;

英英释意


1. make visible;
"Summer brings out bright clothes"
"He brings out the best in her"
"The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings"
2. remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body;
"uncover your belly"
"The man exposed himself in the subway"

英文词源


uncover (v.)
early 14c., from un- (2) "reverse of" + cover (v.). Earliest use is figurative; literal sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Uncovered; uncovering.

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


Henry Louis Gates uncover in the process of his research?

出自-2013年12月听力原文

In the process he uncovered numerous lost works, almost half of which were written by African-American women.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

After all, the scientist is engaged in serious research to uncover the very nature of the physical world.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

实用场景例句


Uncover the pan and let the soup simmer.
揭开锅盖,让汤再慢火煨一下。

牛津词典

Police have uncovered a plot to kidnap the President's son.
警方已侦破一起绑架总统之子的阴谋。

牛津词典

Auditors said they had uncovered evidence of fraud...
审计人员说他们已经发现了欺诈的证据。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A specific plot to kill him was uncovered in the past couple of weeks.
一个针对他的暗杀阴谋在过去几周里被揭露了出来。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Archaeologists have uncovered an 11,700-year-old hunting camp in Alaska.
考古学家在阿拉斯加发现了一个距今11,700年的狩猎营地。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

When the seedlings sprout, uncover the tray.
秧苗发芽后,就把盘子上的盖子拿掉。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Please uncover the pot.
请拿掉锅盖.

《简明英汉词典》

Isn't this a little scary? What if these questions uncover something we don't want to hear?
这是不是是有点吓人 呢 ?若是这些问题揭露出了一些我们不想听到的工作 呢 ?

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In her novel on Taylor, she tries to uncover the inner man.
在那本关于泰勒的小说中, 她试图揭示出他的内心世界.

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So it's worth the time to uncover real similarities and offer genuine praise.
所以,下功夫寻找真正的相同点以及给人以真诚的赞扬是值得的.

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Connie: How long will it take to uncover the city?
康妮: 要揭开这座古城的面纱需要多少时间?

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Using uninitialized object is a common program error, and one that is often difficult to uncover.
使用未初始化的变量是常见的程序错误, 通常也是难以发现的错误.

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Is it too late for us to discover and uncover for others An Inconvenient Truth?
现在发现,或者是让我们为别人揭示一个“难以忽视的真相”,是否悔时已晚?

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Fortunately, the study didn't uncover huge, unimagined dangers to patients.
所幸的是, 研究并未发现这种药对病人会有大到不可想象的危险.

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Geologists uncover hidden riches.
地质学家揭开隐埋的宝藏.

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In spring we uncover the swimming pool.
春天我们移去游泳池的覆盖物.

《简明英汉词典》

I uncover the red kerchief on your head.
撩开了红红的头巾.

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You will uncover principles that change the way people use computers.
你会发现改变人们使用计算机的方式的规律.

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Please uncover the pan and add the wine to it.
请揭开锅盖,加点酒进去.

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We hoped Voyager would get close enough to uncover some of its secrets.
我们希望旅行者飞到离它足够近的地方揭开它的某些秘密.

辞典例句

Unfold it to uncover a treasure chest full of educational activities for baby's experience.
展开它揭示宝藏充分的教育活动为孩子的经验.

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We ought to look below the surface of things and then uncover the essence of them.
我们应该透过事物的表面进行观察,然后揭示其本质.

《简明英汉词典》

Industry analyses will uncover these performance differences and help identify both unprofitable and profitable opportunities ( situations ) .
行业分析可将它们的差别表现 暴露无遗,也让我们辨别它们到底盈利与否.

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For a sponge bath , uncover only the area to be bathed.
擦浴时, 只打开要洗的部位.

辞典例句

Statistics is being harnessed to uncover the denizens of the deep.
目前,统计学正被应用于寻找深水动物.

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Our objective is to provide qualitative data that will support these assumptions, asas uncover new criteria.
我们的目标是提供定性数据来支持这些假设因素, 同时提出新的可能的标准.

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Geological workers have spared no pains to uncover the mineral resources.
地质工作者不辞劳苦地寻找矿产资源.

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The dirt had to be scraped away to uncover a trap door.
地板门上面的泥土已经被打扫干净了.

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Follow Indiana Jones to ancient ruins to solve puzzles and uncover forgotten treasures!
跟随印第安纳琼斯对古老废墟解谜和发掘被遗忘的珍宝!

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