| 单词 | expose |
| 释义 | expose —exposable, adj. —exposability, n. —exposer, n. /ik spohz"/, v.t., exposed, exposing. 1. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack. 2. to lay open to something specified: to expose oneself to the influence of bad companions. 3. to uncover or bare to the air, cold, etc.: to expose one's head to the rain. 4. to present to view; exhibit; display: The storekeeper exposed his wares. 5. to make known, disclose, or reveal (intentions, secrets, etc.). 6. to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.): to expose a swindler. 7. to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.). 8. to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child. 9. to subject, as to the action of something: to expose a photographic plate to light. 10. expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, esp. one's genitals, publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner. [1425-75; late ME exposen < OF exposer, equiv. to ex- EX-1 + poser to put (see POSE1), rendering L exponere to put out, expose, set forth in words; see EXPOUND] Syn. 1. subject, endanger, imperil, jeopardize. 5. uncover, unveil, betray. Ant. 2. protect, shield. 5. conceal, hide, cover up. |
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