单词 | exposure |
释义 | exposure —exposure /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒər/ aep /-ˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/ noun [C or U] (EXPERIENCE) ► C1 the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place: » You should always limit your exposure to the sun.» Even a brief exposure to radiation is very dangerous.Thesaurus+: ↑Experiencing and suffering• • • Extra Examples:» According to received wisdom, exposure to low level radioactivity is harmless.» We know that prolonged exposure to vibration can weaken aircraft components.» She gradually became deaf after lengthy exposure to noise in the workplace.» Researchers concluded that low level exposure to the chemical was unlikely to cause harm.» Even at low levels of exposure, lead can impair a child's learning ability and cause behavioural problems.noun [C or U] (MADE PUBLIC) ► F0 the fact of something bad that someone has done being made public: » The exposure of the politician's love affair forced him to resign.Thesaurus+: ↑Revealing secrets and becoming knownnoun [C] (PHOTOGRAPH) ► F0 a single photograph on a piece of film, or the amount of time a piece of film is open to the light when making a photograph: » There are 24 exposures on this film.Thesaurus+: ↑Photographynoun [S] (DIRECTION) ► F0 the direction in which something faces: » Our dining room has a northern exposure (= faces north), so it's rather cold.Thesaurus+: ↑General location and orientationnoun [U] (ATTENTION) ► F0 the fact of an event or information being often discussed in newspapers and on the television, etc.: » His last film got so much exposure in the press.Thesaurus+: ↑Gossip and rumournoun [U] (ILLNESS) ► F0 a serious medical condition that is caused by being outside in very cold weather: » All the members of the expedition to the South Pole died of exposure.Thesaurus+: ↑Disorders and diseases of the heart and blood |
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