1 VERB 使暴露;使显露 To expose something that is usually hidden means to uncover it so that it can be seen. 使暴露;使显露
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Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea. [VERB noun]
海平面下降使白令海底部的浅层大陆架暴露出来。
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For an instant his whole back was exposed. [VERB noun]
一瞬间,他整个背部都露了出来。
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...the exposed brickwork. [VERB-ed]
裸露的砖砌结构
2 VERB 揭发;揭露 To expose a person or situation means to reveal that they are bad or immoral in some way. 揭发;揭露 [Also VERB n + as]
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The Budget does expose the lies ministers were telling a year ago. [VERB noun]
预算案无疑揭穿了部长们一年前所说的谎话。
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After the scandal was exposed, Dr Bailey committed suicide. [VERB noun]
丑闻曝光后,贝利博士自杀了。
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He has simply been exposed as an adulterer and a fool. [be VERB-ed + as]
有人揭发他就是个奸夫和白痴。
SYN reveal, disclose, uncover, air
3 VERB 使暴露于(险境);使遭受(危险或不快) If someone is exposed to something dangerous or unpleasant, they are put in a situation in which it might affect them. 使暴露于(险境);使遭受(危险或不快)
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They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations. [be VERB-ed + to]
城市人口中多数常见的疾病他们都没有接触到。
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A wise mother never exposes her children to the slightest possibility of danger. [VERB noun + to]
明智的母亲决不会让她的孩子置身于一丁点儿危险之中。
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...people exposed to high levels of radiation. [VERB-ed]
暴露于高强度辐射中的人
SYN make vulnerable, subject, leave open, lay open
4 VERB 使受…的影响(或熏陶);使接触 If someone is exposed to an idea or feeling, usually a new one, they are given experience of it, or introduced to it. 使受…的影响(或熏陶);使接触
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...local people who've not been exposed to glimpses of Western life before. [be VERB-ed + to]
过去丝毫未曾见识过西方生活的当地人
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These units exposed children to many viewpoints of a given issue. [VERB noun + to]
这些单元让孩子们接触到有关某一特定问题的多种观点。
5 VERB (常因精神或感情失控)暴露性器官,当众露阴 A man who exposes himself shows people his genitals in a public place, usually because he is mentally or emotionally disturbed. (常因精神或感情失控)暴露性器官,当众露阴
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