1. | 暴露；显露；露出to show sth that is usually hidden |
He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth. 他突然一笑，露出一口雪白的牙齿。 | |
Miles of sand are exposed at low tide. 在低潮时数英里的沙滩就会显现出来。 | |
My job as a journalist is to expose the truth. 我作为记者的职责就是揭露真相。 | |
He did not want to expose his fears and insecurity to anyone. 他不想向任何人显露他的恐惧与不安。 |
2. | ~ sb/sth (as sth) 揭露；揭穿to tell the true facts about a person or a situation, and show them/it to be immoral, illegal, etc. |
She was exposed as a liar and a fraud. 她说谎和欺骗的面目被揭穿了。 | |
He threatened to expose the racism that existed within the police force. 他扬言要把警队内部存在的种族歧视公之于众。 |
3. | ~ sb/sth/yourself (to sth) 使面临，使遭受（危险或不快）to put sb/sth in a place or situation where they are not protected from sth harmful or unpleasant |
to expose yourself to ridicule 让自己受到嘲笑 | |
Do not expose babies to strong sunlight. 不要让婴孩受到强烈的阳光照射。 |
4. | ~ sb to sth 使接触；使体验to let sb find out about sth by giving them experience of it or showing them what it is like |
We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible. 我们想让孩子们尽量受到艺术和文化熏陶。 |
5. | ~ sth 曝光to allow light onto the film inside a camera when taking a photograph |
6. | ~ yourself 当众露阴茎a man whoexposes himself, shows his sexual organs in public in a way that is offensive to other people |
