expose 音标拼音: [ɪksp'oz]
vt . 使暴露,受到;使曝光;揭露,揭发
使暴露,受到;使曝光;揭露,揭发
expose n 1 :
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud ; "
he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government "
[
synonym : {
expose }, {
unmasking }]
v 1 :
expose or make accessible to some action or influence ;
"
Expose your students to art "; "
expose the blanket to sunshine "
2 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
unwrap }, {
disclose }, {
let on }, {
bring out }, {
reveal },
{
discover }, {
expose }, {
divulge }, {
break }, {
give away }, {
let out }]
3 :
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 "
[
synonym : {
expose }, {
exhibit }, {
display }]
4 :
remove all or part of one '
s clothes to show one '
s body ;
"
uncover your belly "; "
The man exposed himself in the subway "
[
synonym : {
uncover }, {
expose }] [
ant : {
cover }]
5 :
disclose to view as by removing a cover ; "
The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set " [
synonym : {
disclose }, {
expose }]
6 :
put in a dangerous ,
disadvantageous ,
or difficult position [
synonym : {
queer }, {
expose }, {
scupper }, {
endanger }, {
peril }]
7 :
expose to light ,
of photographic film 8 :
expose while ridiculing ;
especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas ; "
The physicist debunked the psychic '
s claims " [
synonym : {
debunk }, {
expose }]
9 :
abandon by leaving out in the open air ; "
The infant was exposed by the teenage mother "; "
After Christmas ,
many pets get abandoned "
Expose \
Ex *
pose "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Exposed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Exposing }.] [
F .
exposer ;
pref .
ex - (
L .
ex out )
poser to place .
See {
Pose },
v .
t .]
1 .
To set forth ;
to set out to public view ;
to exhibit ;
to show ;
to display ;
as ,
to expose goods for sale ;
to expose pictures to public inspection .
[
1913 Webster ]
Those who seek truth only ,
freely expose their principles to the test ,
and are pleased to have them examined . --
Locke .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To lay bare ;
to lay open to attack ,
danger ,
or anything objectionable ;
to render accessible to anything which may affect ,
especially detrimentally ;
to make liable ;
as ,
to expose one '
s self to the heat of the sun ,
or to cold ,
insult ,
danger ,
or ridicule ;
to expose an army to destruction or defeat .
[
1913 Webster ]
Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To deprive of concealment ;
to discover ;
to lay open to public inspection ,
or bring to public notice ,
as a thing that shuns publicity ,
something criminal ,
shameful ,
or the like ;
as ,
to expose the faults of a neighbor .
[
1913 Webster ]
You only expose the follies of men ,
without arraigning their vices . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of ;
to lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making public the character or arts of ;
as ,
to expose a cheat ,
liar ,
or hypocrite .
[
1913 Webster ]
Expos '
e \
Ex `
po `
s ['
e ]"\,
n . [
F .,
prop .
p .
p .
of exposer .
See {
Expose },
v .
t .]
A formal recital or exposition of facts ;
exposure ,
or revelation ,
of something which some one wished to keep concealed .
[
1913 Webster ]
212 Moby Thesaurus words for "
expose ":
advertise ,
air ,
apocalypse ,
attaint ,
awaken ,
bare ,
baring ,
belie ,
bespatter ,
betray ,
blacken ,
blot ,
blow sky -
high ,
blow up ,
blow upon ,
brand ,
brandish ,
break the seal ,
break the spell ,
bring to light ,
broadcast ,
burst the bubble ,
censure ,
clear ,
compromise ,
construction ,
correct ,
debunk ,
defame ,
defile ,
deflate ,
denudate ,
denude ,
deobstruct ,
develop ,
dig up ,
disabuse ,
disappoint ,
disapprove ,
disclose ,
disclosing ,
disclosure ,
disconfirm ,
disconfirmation ,
discover ,
discovering ,
discovery ,
discredit ,
disenchant ,
disillude ,
disillusion ,
disillusionize ,
disinter ,
dismask ,
disparage ,
display ,
disport ,
disproof ,
disproval ,
disprove ,
disproving ,
divest ,
divulge ,
draw the veil ,
encounter danger ,
endanger ,
enlighten ,
excavate ,
exegesis ,
exhibit ,
exhume ,
explication ,
explode ,
explosion ,
expose to infamy ,
exposition ,
exposure ,
ferret out ,
fish up ,
flash ,
flaunt ,
fleece ,
free ,
gamble ,
gamble with ,
gibbet ,
hang in effigy ,
hazard ,
impart ,
imperil ,
incur danger ,
interpretation ,
invalidate ,
invalidation ,
jeopard ,
jeopardize ,
jeopardy ,
lay bare ,
lay open ,
laying bare ,
leak ,
let daylight in ,
let down easy ,
let in on ,
let out ,
make known ,
manifest ,
manifestation ,
negate ,
negation ,
negative ,
open ,
open up ,
parade ,
patefaction ,
patefy ,
peril ,
pillory ,
pluck ,
present ,
prick the bubble ,
prove the contrary ,
publish ,
puncture ,
put in danger ,
put in jeopardy ,
put in writing ,
put straight ,
raise the curtain ,
redargution ,
reductio ad absurdum ,
remove ,
removing the veil ,
reprimand ,
reveal ,
revealing ,
revealment ,
revelation ,
risk ,
root up ,
set right ,
set straight ,
shear ,
show ,
show off ,
show up ,
showing up ,
showup ,
slur ,
smear ,
soil ,
stain ,
stigmatize ,
strip ,
strip bare ,
stripping ,
subject ,
subject to ,
sully ,
taint ,
tarnish ,
tell the truth ,
trot out ,
turn up ,
unblindfold ,
unblock ,
uncase ,
uncharm ,
unclench ,
uncloak ,
uncloaking ,
unclog ,
unclothe ,
unclutch ,
uncork ,
uncover ,
uncovering ,
uncurtain ,
undeceive ,
undercut ,
undo ,
undrape ,
undress ,
unearth ,
unfold ,
unfolding ,
unfoldment ,
unfoul ,
unfurl ,
unkennel ,
unlatch ,
unlock ,
unmask ,
unmasking ,
unpack ,
unplug ,
unroll ,
unscreen ,
unseal ,
unsheathe ,
unshroud ,
unshut ,
unspell ,
unstop ,
unveil ,
unveiling ,
unwrap ,
unwrapping ,
ventilate ,
vilify ,
wake up ,
worm out
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