Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2577
expose
揭露；揭发；暴露
To reveal or make known something that was hidden or secret.
- 1.
To reveal; to uncover; to make visible; to bring to light.
揭示；揭露；使显现；使曝光
- 2.
To subject photographic film to light, thereby recording an image.
使摄影胶片曝光以记录影像
- 3.
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
使暴露于某种作用或影响之下
- 4.
To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance, such as radiation, a chemical, or any other stress.
使接触(大多有害的)物质,如辐射、化学品或其他压力
- 5.
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
将先前仅少数人知晓或本应保密的信息公之于众
- 6.
To make available to other parts of a program, or to other programs.
使程序的其他部分或其他程序可用
- 7.
To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness.
遗弃,尤指将不想要的婴儿弃于荒野
使接触；使遭受；使暴露于；使曝光；曝光；公开；暴露（接口等）；遗弃（婴儿）；揭示；揭露；使显现；使曝光
In use
Leaving the milk in the sun will expose it to heat and cause it to spoil.
The journalist exposed the corruption in the government.
When you travel, you expose yourself to new cultures.
Expose your students to art
expose the blanket to sunshine
expose + object + to + something
表示使某人或某物处于某种影响下。
The report exposed the company to public criticism.
这份报告使该公司受到公众批评。
expose + object
表示揭发隐藏的事实。
The journalist exposed the corruption scandal.
Connections
Collocations
- expose fraud
- 揭露欺诈
- The journalist exposed the fraud.记者揭露了欺诈行为。
- expose corruption
- 揭露腐败
- Whistleblowers often expose corruption.举报人经常揭露腐败。
- expose oneself
- 暴露自己
- He exposed himself to unnecessary risk.他让自己暴露在不必要的风险中。
- expose to danger
- 使暴露于危险
- The soldiers were exposed to danger.士兵们暴露在危险中。
- expose to light
- 使曝光
- Do not expose the film to light.不要使胶片曝光。
- expose the truth
- 揭露真相
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ex（出） + pose（姿势）→ 把姿势露出来，即暴露、揭露。
Context & Register
揭露虚假或错误时，多用于正式或批判性语境，如新闻、学术、政治讨论。
Grammar Note
常用于介词 to，也可用于被动结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the 'ose' spelling ending. Words like pose, rose, close (verb), those, and chose rhyme with expose (pronounced /ɪkˈspoʊz/). However, lose ends with 'ose' but sounds like /luːz/, not a rhyme. Watch out for this spelling-sound mismatch.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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