新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

exposeIELTS重点词汇

英 [ɪkˈspəʊz]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

VERB. 动词

exposes , exposing , exposed
1. [T 及物动词] 使显露
To expose something that is usually hidden means to uncover it so that it can be seen.
近义词
uncover , reveal , disclose
反义词
cover , hide
双语例句
例：
Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea.
下降的海平面使白令海海底的浅大陆架露了出来。
例：
a wall with exposed wiring.
露出配线的一堵墙。
2. [T 及物动词] 揭露
To expose a person or situation means to reveal that they are bad or immoral in some way.
双语例句
例：
the story of how the press helped expose the truth about the Nixon administration.
关于新闻界如何协助揭露尼克松政府真相的报道。
3. [T 及物动词] 使暴露于（危险或令人不快的境地）
If someone is exposed to something dangerous or unpleasant, they are put in a situation in which it might affect them.
近义词
subject
双语例句
例：
They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations.
他们未曾接触过城市人口中多数的常见疾病。
例：
A wise mother never exposes her children to the slightest possibility of danger.
一个明智的母亲从不会使她的孩子置身于丝毫可能的危险中。
例：
people exposed to high levels of radiation.
暴露在高度辐射中的人们。
4. [T 及物动词] 使体验（观念、情感） , 引入（观念、情感）
If someone is exposed to an idea or feeling, usually a new one, they are given experience of it, or introduced to it.
双语例句
例：
local people who've not been exposed to glimpses of Western life before.
以前从未领略过西方生活方式的当地人。