exposure
noun
uk/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒər/us/ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/exposurenoun(EXPERIENCE)
C1[CorU]
thefactofexperiencingsomething or beingaffectedby it because of being in aparticularsituationorplace:
接触;面临;遭受You should alwayslimityourexposuretothesun.无论什么时候,都不要长时间晒太阳。
Even abriefexposuretoradiationis verydangerous.即便只是短暂受辐射也是非常危险的。
- According toreceivedwisdom, exposure tolowlevelradioactivityisharmless.
- Weknowthatprolongedexposure tovibrationcanweakenaircraftcomponents.
- Shegraduallybecamedeafafterlengthyexposure tonoisein theworkplace.
- Researchersconcludedthatlowlevelexposure to thechemicalwasunlikelytocauseharm.
- Even atlowlevelsof exposure,leadcanimpaira child'slearningabilityandcausebehaviouralproblems.
Experiencing and suffering
- (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
- afflict
- affliction
- almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
- be a martyr tosomethingidiom
- be a victim ofyourown successidiom
- bear
- count
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- get/haveyourfingers burnedidiom
- go through
- grip
- hands-on
- horse
- ride
- run up againstsomething
- seat-of-the-pants
- see lifeidiom
- stricken
- taste
exposurenoun(MADE PUBLIC)
[CorU]
thefactof somethingbadthat someone has done being madepublic]:
揭发;揭露The exposureofthe politician'sloveaffairforcedhim toresign.他在风流韵事曝光后,被迫辞职。
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
exposurenoun(ATTENTION)
[U]
thefactof aneventorinformationbeing oftendiscussedinnewspapersand on thetelevision, etc.:
(在报纸或电视上的)报道,宣传,曝光His lastmoviegotso much exposure in thepress.他最新拍摄的电影受到了新闻媒体的极大关注。
Gossip and rumour
- a little bird told meidiom
- anecdotal
- bird
- bush telegraph
- dirt
- ear
- furphy
- gossip
- hearsay
- lip
- on everyone's lipsidiom
- peddle
- reportedly
- rumoured
- say-so
- scandal
- scaremongering
- scoop
- swirl
- yourears must be burningidiom
exposurenoun(ILLNESS)
[U]
aseriousmedicalconditionthat iscausedby beingoutsidein verycoldweather:
(暴露于严寒而导致的)冻伤(病),受寒All themembersof theexpeditionto theSouthPolediedof exposure.南极探险队的所有队员都死于冻伤。
Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- angina
- anti-anaemia
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- fur
- haemophilia
- hypoglycaemia
- lockjaw
- non-haemolytic
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- varicose vein
exposurenoun(PHOTOGRAPH)
[C]
asinglephotographon apieceoffilm, or theamountoftimeapieceoffilmisopento thelightwhen making aphotograph:
(底片的)一张;曝光时间,曝光量There are 24 exposures on thisfilm.这个胶卷有24张底片。
Photography
- airbrush
- analogue
- aperture
- bokeh
- camera
- camera obscura
- expose
- glossy
- high-resolution
- hologram
- holographic
- holography
- kinetoscope
- pap
- pic
- picture
- PillCam
- pin-up
- pinhole camera
- projection
exposurenoun(DIRECTION)
[S]
thedirectionin which somethingfaces:
朝向;方向;位向Ourdiningroomhas anorthernexposure(=facesnorth), so it'srathercold.我们的饭厅是朝北的,所以很冷。
General location and orientation
- about
- along
- anterior
- around
- back ontosomething
- every
- far
- front
- frontal
- hind
- left
- left-hand
- nearside
- noncentral
- offside
- on-site
- orientated
- point
- position
- side-on