reveal

reveal1
verb
  1. [with obj.]make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others
    (先前未知或秘密信息)透露,暴露,泄露,揭露
    Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie's whereabouts.
    布伦达被迫说出了罗比的下落。
    [with clause]he revealed that he and his children had received death threats.
    他透露说他和孩子们受到了死亡恐吓。
    ■cause or allow (something) to be seen
    使显露,展现,显示
    the clouds were breaking up to reveal a clear blue sky.
    云正在消散,露出了湛蓝的天空。
    ■make (something) known to humans by divine or supernatural means
    (通过神或超自然手段)启示
    the truth revealed at the Incarnation.
    道成肉身所启示的真理。
派生
revealable
adjective
revealer
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French reveler or Latin revelare, from re- 'again' (expressing reversal) + velum 'veil'

reveal2
noun
  1. either side surface of an aperture in a wall for a door or window
    (门或窗)口帮,侧墙面,窗侧,门侧
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from obsolete revale 'to lower', from Old French revaler, from re- 'back' + avaler 'go down, sink'
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