exposure

noun

/ɪkˈspəʊʒə(r)/

/ɪkˈspəʊʒər/

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to something harmful

[uncountable, countable] exposure (to something) the state of being in a place or situation where there is no protection from something harmful or unpleasant

prolonged exposure to harmful radiation
At high exposures, the chemical can affect the liver and kidneys.
(finance) the company’s exposure on the foreign exchange markets (= to the risk of making financial losses)

Extra Examples

Banks will seek to minimize their exposure to risk.
The report recommends people to avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight.
human exposure to asbestos
long-term human exposure to mercury
prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

high
massive
maximum
…

verb + exposure

receive
suffer
suffer from
…

preposition

exposure to

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showing truth

[uncountable, countable] the fact of having the true facts about somebody/something told after they have been hidden because they are bad, dishonest or illegal

his exposure as a liar and a fraud
the exposure of illegal currency deals
full exposure of the links between government officials and the arms trade
There were damaging exposures of the government's own practices.

on TV/in newspapers, etc.

[uncountable] the fact of being discussed or mentioned on television, in newspapers, etc. synonym publicity

Her new movie has had a lot of exposure in the media.

Extra Examples

He receives regular exposure in the papers.
The magazine aims to give exposure to the work of women artists.
a would-be television personality who is constantly trying to get media exposure

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

media
press
television
…

verb + exposure

give somebody/something
provide
gain
…

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to something new

[uncountable] exposure to something the fact of experiencing something new or different

We try to give our children exposure to other cultures.

medical condition

[uncountable] a medical condition caused by being out in very cold weather for too long without protection

Two climbers were brought in suffering from exposure.
Three of the men died of exposure.

Topics Illnessc1

photographs

[countable] the length of time for which light is allowed into the camera when taking a photograph

I used a long exposure for this one.

showing something hidden

[uncountable] the act of showing something that is usually hidden see also indecent exposure

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

full
public

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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure.

单词	exposure
释义	exposure noun /ɪkˈspəʊʒə(r)/ /ɪkˈspəʊʒər/ jump to other results to something harmful [uncountable, countable] exposure (to something) the state of being in a place or situation where there is no protection from something harmful or unpleasant prolonged exposure to harmful radiation At high exposures, the chemical can affect the liver and kidneys. (finance) the company’s exposure on the foreign exchange markets (= to the risk of making financial losses) Extra Examples Banks will seek to minimize their exposure to risk. The report recommends people to avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight. human exposure to asbestos long-term human exposure to mercury prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high massive maximum … verb + exposure receive suffer suffer from … preposition exposure to See full entry showing truth [uncountable, countable] the fact of having the true facts about somebody/something told after they have been hidden because they are bad, dishonest or illegal his exposure as a liar and a fraud the exposure of illegal currency deals full exposure of the links between government officials and the arms trade There were damaging exposures of the government's own practices. on TV/in newspapers, etc. [uncountable] the fact of being discussed or mentioned on television, in newspapers, etc. synonym publicity Her new movie has had a lot of exposure in the media. Extra Examples He receives regular exposure in the papers. The magazine aims to give exposure to the work of women artists. a would-be television personality who is constantly trying to get media exposure Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective media press television … verb + exposure give somebody/something provide gain … See full entry to something new [uncountable] exposure to something the fact of experiencing something new or different We try to give our children exposure to other cultures. medical condition [uncountable] a medical condition caused by being out in very cold weather for too long without protection Two climbers were brought in suffering from exposure. Three of the men died of exposure. Topics Illnessc1 photographs [countable] the length of time for which light is allowed into the camera when taking a photograph I used a long exposure for this one. see also auto-exposure, time exposure [countable] a length of film in a camera that is used to take a photograph There were three exposures left on the roll of film. showing something hidden [uncountable] the act of showing something that is usually hidden see also indecent exposure Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective full public See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent.: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure.
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