| 释义 |
re·veal /rɪˈviːl/ vt. | n. | phr.
I vt.
1. 揭示，揭露；暴露；泄露；透露
That question revealed the truth. 那个问题揭示了真相。
Investigation has revealed him to be (或 has revealed that he is) a confirmed criminal. 调查表明他是名惯犯。
It is cricket that reveals the British at their most characteristic. 把英国人的特征暴露得最为淋漓尽致的是板球运动。
I promised never to reveal his secret. 我答应决不泄露他的秘密。
The doctor did not reveal to him his hopeless condition. 医生没有向他透露说他的病已经没治了。
2. 使显露；展现，显示
Every bend of the wooded road revealed an entrancing panorama. 在那绿荫路上每拐一个弯就看到一幅豁然开朗的迷人美景。
She drew the curtains aside to reveal a beautiful garden. 她把窗帘拉开，一座美丽的花园赫然展现在眼前。
These new fashions reveal too much. 这些新款式衣服裸露得太过分了。
Their faces revealed anger and alarm. 他们脸上显出愤怒和惊恐的表情。
Howard now revealed a certain talent for fixing things. 霍华德这时已显示出一定程度修理东西的天才。
3. 【宗】(上帝)启示，默示
II n.
1. 揭示，揭露；暴露；透露；展现；【神】启示
2. 【建】(门、窗的)口帮(指门、窗口的侧墙面)；窗侧；门侧
3. (汽车的)窗框
[< OFr reveler < L revēlāre to unveil < RE- + vēlum veil] phr. reveal itself (事物)显现，出现；被认知 The dead revealed themselves to her. 那些死者对她显了灵。 re·veal·a·bil·i·tyrɪˌviːləˈbɪlətɪ n. |