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单词 revealing
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revealing

(rɪviːlɪŋ)
1. adjective
A revealing statement, account, or action tells you something that you did not know, especially about the person doing it or making it.
...a revealing interview.
...Sophie Tucker's revealing autobiography.
revealingly adverb
Even more revealingly, he says: 'There's no such thing as failure.'
2. adjective
Revealing clothes allow more of a person's body to be seen than is usual.
She was wearing a tight and revealing gold dress.

revealing in British English

(rɪˈviːlɪŋ)
adjective
1. 
of significance or import
a very revealing experience
2. 
showing or designed to show more of the body than is usual or conventional
a revealing costume
Derived forms
revealingly (reˈvealingly)
adverb
revealingness (reˈvealingness)
noun

Examples of 'revealing' in a sentence
revealing

Her face brightened at Damin's approach, revealing far more than she meant to.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
The windows were lit revealing a selection of antiques behind security grilles.
Higgins, Jack A SEASON IN HELL (2001)
Neil stretched out in his chair and crossed his legs at the ankle, revealing odd socks above his scuffed leather loafers.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2001)

In other languages
revealing

British English: revealing ADJECTIVE
A revealing statement, account, or action tells you something that you did not know, especially about the person doing it or making it.
...a revealing interview.
  • American English: revealing
  • Brazilian Portuguese: revelador
  • Chinese: 透露内情的
  • European Spanish: revelador
  • French: révélateur
  • German: aufschlussreich
  • Italian: rivelatore
  • Japanese: 啓発するような
  • Korean: 폭로적인
  • European Portuguese: revelador
  • Latin American Spanish: revelador

Chinese translation of 'revealing'

revealing

(rɪˈviːlɪŋ)

adj

  1. [comment, action] 揭露事实(實)的 (jiēlù shìshí de)
  2. [clothes] 暴露的 (bàolù de)

reveal

(rɪˈviːl)

vt

  1. (= make known) 透露 (tòulù)
  2. (= make visible) 展现(現) (zhǎnxiàn)
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