单词 | unveil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | unveilun‧veil /ʌnˈveɪl/ ●○○ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE unveil
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Longman Language Activatorto show art, paintings, products etc to a lot of people► show Collocations to show something such as paintings or interesting objects, especially a collection of them, by putting them in a public place so that a lot of people can see them: · She hopes to show her paintings at the Institute of Contemporary Art.· His work-in-progress is currently showing at the Guildhall in Manchester. be shown: · Some of Bresson's best photographs are being shown at the National Portrait Gallery this month. ► display if a shop, museum etc displays things, it arranges them in a way that makes it possible for people to see them clearly: · The store windows were displaying the latest spring fashions.· Many stalls displayed the work of local artists and craftsmen.· In one room, late 19th and early 20th century paintings are displayed. ► exhibit to show a special collection of paintings, photographs etc in a public place where people can look at them: · The gallery exhibits mainly contemporary sculpture and photography.· Picasso's paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world.· The sculpture was first exhibited at the Canadian National Exhibition. ► be on show/on display if works of art, new products, or interesting objects are on display , they have been put in a public place where people can look at them: · The Supermac Computer was on display at the Umax booth.· As expected, there were dozens of cellular phones on display.· Several famous paintings by Leonardo da Vinci are on show at the National Gallery.go on display/show (=start to be shown for the first time): · Schiele's watercolours go on show here for two months, starting August 24. ► unveil to show or officially tell people about a new product, plan etc for the first time: · GM's solar-powered car was unveiled at last month's Geneva auto show.· The government has unveiled its plans for the future of Britain's armed forces. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an unveiling ceremony 1to show or tell people about a new product or plan for the first time: The club has unveiled plans to build a new stadium.2to remove the cover from something, especially as part of a formal ceremony: The statue was unveiled by the Queen.—unveiling noun [countable, uncountable] (=to show the public something new, for example a work of art)· He attended the statue's unveiling ceremony. ► announce/unveil a plan (=officially tell people about it)· The government unveiled its plans for a shake-up of the health system. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► also· The Bank of Ireland is also unveiling a fixed rate at a rock bottom 5.99% today, fixed till March 1994.· The company also unveiled plans to establish an on-line entertainment network on the Internet that will rival television.· Fox also unveiled a small box in the corner of the screen that recorded the speed of the puck on booming shots. ► recently· M coffin was unveiled recently at a funeral directors' convention, says Civilization. NOUN► government· The Government has unveiled a national agency to coordinate the rehabilitation and regulation of drug offenders.· The numbers are preliminary until the government unveils its official trade balance results for December on Feb. 8.· A Conservative Government would unveil an inner city action force, Tim Devlin claimed yesterday. ► package· Tory backbenchers are also keen for Mr Lamont to unveil a package to tackle unemployment. ► plan· Mr Barak launched his re-election campaign last week, unveiling a cautious peace plan aimed at appeasing rightwing critics.· Last month, Intuit unveiled plans to provide on-line banking over the Internet sometime this year.· The company also unveiled plans to establish an on-line entertainment network on the Internet that will rival television.· Kimberly-Clark last month unveiled a global restructuring plan including shedding 6, 000 jobs and closing 12 plants. ► plaque· There Charles went solo again, unveiling a plaque - which bore both their names - as Diana stood meekly behind him.· She officially unveiled a carved plaque to commemorate the centenary last year of the death of poet Richard Watson. ► proposal· Labour have just unveiled their proposals.· The 14-member panel will unveil its proposals Tuesday. ► version· The Mountain View company is scheduled to unveil a powerful new version of its Internet server for its Solaris operating system. ► week· Mr Barak launched his re-election campaign last week, unveiling a cautious peace plan aimed at appeasing rightwing critics. ► year· The next rocket planned is the Nova, which will be unveiled later this year.· Java is a programming language that Sun unveiled last year. VERB► expect· The company expects to unveil soon a new compact Cavalier Coupe, which will be followed by a Lumina sedan in March.· Toyota is expected to unveil a model called the Ipsum, adding to models such as the RAV4 and the Hilux Surf. |
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