reveal
verb[T]
uk/rɪˈviːl/us/rɪˈviːl/B2
to makeknownor show something that issurprisingor that waspreviouslysecret:
揭露；泄露；透露He wasjailedfor revealingsecretsto the Russians.他因为向俄国人泄密而被监禁。
[+ that]Herbiographyrevealedthatshe was not asrichas everyonethought.她的自传透露她并非像大家所想象的那样富有。
[+ question word]He would not revealwherehe hadhiddenherchocolateeggs.他就是不说他把她的巧克力蛋藏在哪里了。
C2
toallowsomething to beseenthat, until then, had beenhidden:
使显露；展现；显示Agapin thecloudsrevealed the Atlanticfarbelow.从云缝中可以看到远在下方的大西洋。
- Thecommitteepressedhim to reveal moreinformation.
- Thejournalistrefusedto reveal hersources.
- Thesurveyreveals that two-thirds ofmarriedwomenearnless thantheirhusbands.
- Acloseinspectionrevealedminutecracksin the aircraft'sfuselageandwings.
- Thecurtainsparted, revealing adarkenedstage.
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets outidiom
- anti-secrecy
- backchannel
- bare
- blowsomeone'scoveridiom
- blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
- break
- declassify
- hold
- huddle
- Queen's evidence
- rat
- rat onsomeone/something
- reintroduce
- revealingly
- revelatory
- state's evidence
- tip
- transpire
- unload
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Showing and demonstrating
reveal
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/rɪˈviːl/us/rɪˈviːl/anoccasionat the end of atelevisionprogramme, etc. when something that has beenhiddenorkeptsecretuntil then isshownto theaudience:
（电视节目最后的）揭示Thefinalreveal of the newkitchenwas ahugesuccess.最后大揭示的新厨房非常成功。
Broadcasting: television
- aerial
- autotune
- best boy
- boob tube
- breakfast television
- broadcast
- footage
- gaffer
- ghost image
- goggle-box
- HD
- plasma screen
- receiver
- set-top box
- shopping channel
- shout-out
- smart TV
- sweep
- the small screen
- zap
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Revealing secrets & becoming known