Word · Frequency #62
outed
揭露（某人的）秘密、身份或隐私
outed is the past of out.
to reveal a secret or private information about someone (such as their hidden job or lifestyle)
- 1.
To eject; to expel.
驱逐；开除
- 2.
To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.
出来；离开；公开
- 3.
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
公开宣布同性恋身份
- 4.
To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
揭露...的秘密身份
- 5.
reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
揭露某人的身份或生活方式
- 6.
To reveal (a secret).
揭露(秘密)。
- 7.
To reveal (a person) as LGBTQ+ (gay, trans, etc.).
揭露(某人)为性少数群体(同性恋、跨性别等)。
- 8.
To kill; to snuff out.
杀死；消灭。
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
In use
The famous actor was outed by a tabloid magazine last year.
She finally decided to out herself to her conservative family.
He is currently outing several public figures in his controversial book.
This actor outed last year
The gay actor was outed last week
Someone outed a CIA agent
out someone
直接加宾语，表示公开某人的秘密身份。
The tabloid outed the politician.
那家小报曝光了那位政治人物。
out someone as something
用 as 引出具体身份。
Connections
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
- 曝光一名卧底特工的身份
- The journalist outed an undercover agent.那名记者曝光了一名卧底特工的身份。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常指公开他人的同性恋身份，常用被动
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/.
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 5，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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