Word · Frequency #13878
divulge
泄露；透露；公开
To make known information that was secret or private; to reveal.
- 1.
To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
公开；透露(秘密等)
- 2.
To indicate publicly; to proclaim.
公开表明；宣布
公开；透露(秘密等)；公开表明；宣布；泄露；透露
In use
She refused to divulge her source.
He divulged that the company was planning a merger.
The details must not be divulged to anyone.
divulge sth (to sb)
He refused to divulge the details of the meeting.
他拒绝透露会议细节。
divulge that-clause
She divulged that she had been involved in the project.
她透露自己曾参与该项目。
divulge wh-clause
The report did not divulge where the money came from.
报告没有透露资金的来源。
Connections
Collocations
- divulge information
- 泄露信息
- He refused to divulge any information about the deal.他拒绝透露有关这笔交易的任何信息。
- divulge secrets
- 泄露秘密
- She would never divulge her client's secrets.她绝不会泄露客户的秘密。
- divulge details
- 透露细节
- The company did not divulge details of the merger.该公司没有透露合并的细节。
- refuse to divulge
- 拒绝透露
- The witness refused to divulge what she had seen.目击者拒绝透露她所看到的情况。
- divulge the source
- 透露来源
- The journalist refused to divulge her source.这名记者拒绝透露消息来源。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：divulge 里的“di”像“地”，地下藏的秘密被挖出，使众人皆知——这就是 divulge（泄露）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal announcements、news reports、official statements divulge 多用于正式或书面语境，常见于正式公告、新闻报道或官方声明，表示透露秘密或信息。日常口语中较少使用，更常说 tell 或 reveal。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 bulge 和 indulge，三者都以 /ʌldʒ/ 结尾（divulge /dɪˈvʌldʒ/）。注意形近音不同的词：expunge 以 /spʌndʒ/ 结尾，vulgar 和 vulture 读作 /ˈvʌl.../，都不以 /dʒ/ 结尾；surge 以 /dʒ/ 结尾，但元音是 /ɜːr/，与 /ʌ/ 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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