英语词汇“expose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

exposeexpose /ɪkˈspoʊz/ ●○○ W3 AWL verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYexpose

Origin: 1400-1500 French exposer, from Latin exponere to put out, explain

VERB TABLE

expose

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	expose
	he, she, it	exposes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	exposed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have exposed
	he, she, it	has exposed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had exposed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will expose
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have exposed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am exposing
	he, she, it	is exposing
	you, we, they	are exposing
Past	I, he, she, it	was exposing
	you, we, they	were exposing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been exposing
	he, she, it	has been exposing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been exposing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be exposing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been exposing

1SHOW to uncover or show something that is usually covered or not able to be seen: The boy lifted his T-shirt to expose a scar across his belly.2PUT IN DANGER to put someone in a situation that could be harmful or dangerous: expose somebody/something to something Workers charge that the company exposed them to toxic chemicals.3LET somebody EXPERIENCE something to make it possible for someone to experience new ideas, events, methods, etc.: expose somebody to something Many children are never exposed to classical music.4TELL THE TRUTH to tell people the truth about an event or situation that is not acceptable, especially because it involves something dishonest or illegal: Two reporters exposed corruption in Philadelphia’s court system.expose somebody as something He was exposed as a spy.5MAKE A PHOTOGRAPH to allow light onto a piece of film in a camera in order to take a photograph6SHOW FEELINGS to show other people feelings that you usually hide, especially when this is not planned: I’m afraid to expose my innermost thoughts and emotions to anyone.7expose yourself to deliberately show your sexual organs to someone in a public place, usually because of mental illness[Origin: 1400–1500 French exposer, from Latin exponere to put out, explain] → see also exposure