Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #62
out
揭露（某人的）秘密、身份或隐私
核心释义
to reveal a secret or private information about someone (such as their hidden job or lifestyle)
- 1.
驱逐；开除
To eject; to expel.
- 2.
出来；离开；公开
To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.
- 3.
公开宣布同性恋身份
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
- 4.
揭露...的秘密身份
To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
- 5.
揭露某人的身份或生活方式
reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
- 6.
揭露(秘密)。
To reveal (a secret).
- 7.
揭露(某人)为性少数群体(同性恋、跨性别等)。
To reveal (a person) as LGBTQ+ (gay, trans, etc.).
- 8.
杀死；消灭。
To kill; to snuff out.
揭露（某人）是同性恋／跨性别等LGBTQ+身份；公开自己的同性恋身份；出柜；出去；公开；暴露；逐出；赶出；驱逐；杀死；干掉；扼杀
用法In use
The famous actor was outed by a tabloid magazine last year.
用法提示：此处 outed 是动词 out 的过去分词形式，表示被动意义，意为‘被揭露同性恋身份’。
She finally decided to out herself to her conservative family.
用法提示：此处 out 是动词原形，表示主动公开自己的性取向。
He is currently outing several public figures in his controversial book.
用法提示：此处 outing 是动词 out 的现在分词形式，表示正在进行的揭露行为。
This actor outed last year
The gay actor was outed last week
Someone outed a CIA agent
out someone
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- out someone as
- 揭露某人是…；曝光某人的（同性恋等）身份
- The gossip site outed the singer as gay.那个八卦网站曝光了这位歌手的同性恋身份。
- be outed
- （隐私/身份）被曝光
- Many celebrities are outed without their permission.许多名人在未经允许的情况下被曝光隐私。
- out oneself
- 公开自己的秘密（尤指性少数身份）
- He outed himself as bisexual in the podcast.他在播客中公开自己是双性恋。
- out someone to someone
- 向某人公开某人的秘密（尤指性取向）
- I would never out my friend to her family.我绝不会把朋友的秘密告诉她的家人。
- out an undercover agent
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把秘密从柜子里拖到外面（out）晒在阳光下，就是揭露他人的隐秘身份。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻与媒体报道、LGBTQ+ 社群讨论、日常对话 作动词时，out 多用于指公开揭露某人的性少数身份（尤其同性恋身份），在新闻、社交媒体和日常对话中都比较常见；语气大致中性，但涉及隐私时需谨慎用词。正式书面语中更常用 reveal 或 expose，而 out 在口语和报道中更直接。
语法说明Grammar Note
常指公开他人的同性恋身份，常用被动
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with out as pronounced here (/æɔt/). They are included because they share the spelling -out. Watch out: bout, shout, doubt, trout, about, and without all end in /aʊt/, not /æɔt/.
高价值词汇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。
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