divulge sth (to sb)
He refused to divulge the details of the meeting.
他拒绝透露会议细节。
泄露;透露;公开
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泄露;透露;公开
To make known information that was secret or private; to reveal.
He refused to divulge the details of the meeting.
他拒绝透露会议细节。
公开;透露(秘密等)
To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
公开表明;宣布
To indicate publicly; to proclaim.
divulge
Base
原形
divulges
3rd person
第三人称单数
divulging
-ing
现在分词
divulged
Past
过去式
divulged
Past participle
过去分词
She often divulges secrets.
她经常泄露秘密。
He divulged the plan yesterday.
他昨天泄露了计划。
They have divulged no information.
他们没有透露任何信息。
常用于秘密或信息
She refused to divulge her source.
她拒绝透露她的消息来源。
He divulged that the company was planning a merger.
他透露公司正计划合并。
The details must not be divulged to anyone.
细节不得泄露给任何人。
He refused to divulge the details of the meeting.
他拒绝透露会议细节。
She divulged that she had been involved in the project.
她透露自己曾参与该项目。
The report did not divulge where the money came from.
报告没有透露资金的来源。
Not this
He divulged about the secret.
Use this
He divulged the secret.
动词 'divulge' 是及物动词,后面直接跟宾语,不需要加介词 'about'。汉语中'透露关于'的用法导致了这种错误。
Not this
She didn't want to divulge.
Use this
She didn't want to divulge it.
'divulge' 通常需要宾语,不能单独使用;省略宾语会导致句子不完整。汉语中'不想透露'可能省略宾语,但英语中必须明确。
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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。
泄露秘密
She would never divulge her client's secrets.
她绝不会泄露客户的秘密。
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。
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。
透露来源
The journalist refused to divulge her source.
这名记者拒绝透露消息来源。
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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)。
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。
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。
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