reveal

verb

1. 揭示；显示；透露
   to make sth known to sb
   1. to reveal a secret
      泄露一条秘密
   2. Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper.
      地方报纸披露了谋杀的细节。
   3. The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year.
      报告显示，公司去年亏损2 000万英镑。
   4. It was revealed that important evidence had been suppressed.
      据透露，重要的证据被隐瞒了。
   5. Officers could not reveal how he died.
      警察们不能透露他的死因。
2. 显出；露出；展示
   to show sth that previously could not be seen
   1. He laughed, revealing a line of white teeth.
      他笑了起来，露出一排洁白的牙齿。
   2. The door opened to reveal a cosy little room.
      房门打开，一间温暖舒适的小屋展现在眼前。
   3. She crouched in the dark, too frightened to reveal herself .
      她蜷缩在黑暗中，吓得不敢露面。

1. VERB 显示;表明;透露
   To reveal something means to make people aware of it.
   1. She has refused to reveal the whereabouts of her daughter...
      她不肯透露她女儿的行踪。
   2. A survey of the British diet has revealed that a growing number of people are overweight...
      对英国人饮食进行的一项调查显示有越来越多的人超重。
   3. After the fire, it was revealed that North Carolina officials had never inspected the factory...
      大火过后人们发现北卡罗来纳州的官员从没对这家工厂进行过检查。
   4. No test will reveal how much of the drug was taken.
      没有哪项测试可以测出用药量。
2. VERB 揭露;展示;使显露
   If you reveal something that has been out of sight, you uncover it so that people can see it.
   1. A grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.
      一块灰色的地毯被揭开，露出了原来的松木地板。

1. The evidence is blurred by central banks 'reluctance to reveal their blunders.
   由于中央银行不愿意公开自己的愚蠢错误，证据并不清楚。
2. Experts reveal only as much as they care to.
   专家们只透露了他们想透露的那些。
3. The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace
   墙坍塌了，露出砌在里面的维多利亚时代的壁炉。
4. A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life
   一个自称是记者的人威胁要公开有关她的私生活的细节。
5. Researchers are pushing back the frontiers and opening doors to reveal why things happen and how things work.
   研究者们拓展了其研究领域，介绍并揭示了事物发生的原因和机理。
6. She was hauled before magistrates for refusing to reveal her age to a policeman
   她因拒绝告诉警察自己的年龄而被地方法院传讯。
7. The hinged seat lifts up to reveal a useful storage space.
   把用铰链连接的座位抬起来后，就会发现下面有一个实用的储物空间。
8. He cannot reveal how much money is involved in the scheme
   他不能透露该计划投入了多少钱。
9. She believed that she had been selected by the Master to reveal forgotten wisdom.
   她认为自己是被长老选中来揭示被人们遗忘的智慧的。
10. Microscopic examination of a cell's chromo-somes can reveal the sex of the fetus.
    利用显微镜检查细胞染色体可以发现胎儿的性别。
11. The flower opens to reveal a Queen Bee
    花瓣展开，一只蜂王露了出来。
12. Companies should be made to reveal more about their financial position
    应该要求公司使其财务状况更为透明化。
13. It is normal practice not to reveal details of a patient's condition
    不透露患者病情的细节是惯常的做法。
14. The attorney who will prosecute the case says he cannot reveal how much money is involved.
    将对此案提起公诉的律师说他不能透露具体的涉案金额。
15. I shall not reveal the movie's final reel.
    我不会透露该片的结局。
16. She has refused to reveal the whereabouts of her daughter
    她不肯透露她女儿的行踪。
17. A survey of the British diet has revealed that a growing number of people are overweight
    对英国人饮食进行的一项调查显示有越来越多的人超重。
18. After the fire, it was revealed that North Carolina officials had never inspected the factory
    大火过后人们发现北卡罗来纳州的官员从没对这家工厂进行过检查。
19. No test will reveal how much of the drug was taken.
    没有哪项测试可以测出用药量。
20. A grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.
    一块灰色的地毯被揭开，露出了原来的松木地板。
21. I am not going to reveal what my seven-year plan is, but I will tell you this much, if it works out, the next seven years will be very interesting.
    我不想透露我的七年计划的具体内容，不过有一点可以告诉你，如果顺利实施，今后的七年将非常有意义。
22. The statistics don't reveal of course unrecorded crime
    这项统计数据显然没有披露未登记的罪案。
23. The new collections of custom furs around town reveal plenty of folderol, but there are practical things too.
    市上大批新的定做的皮衣中有许多是华而不实的，但也有一些实用的东西。
24. We tried our best to head Henry off the topic, because we knew he'd reveal confidential information.
    我们竭力把亨利从那个话题上扯开，因为我们知道那样谈下去他会泄露机密。
25. He was curious as to what else John would reveal.
    他很想知道约翰还要揭发些什么。
26. He took off his shirt to reveal his tanned torso.
    他脱下了衬衫展现出晒得黝黑的身体。
27. Industry economics is a science to reveal the rule of industry economic development.
    产业经济学是揭示产业经济发展规律的一门学问。
28. If you feel it, kill it, if you conceal it, reveal it.
    如果你感到了它，杀了它，如果你藏着它，揭示它。
29. Based on this, we reveal the underlying causes of the fluctuations of stock prices.
    在此基础上进一步揭示了我国股票市场价格波动的深层原因。

  disclose expose reveal【导航词义：揭露】

  disclose v. 〈正式〉揭露，透露

〔辨析〕公开某事，尤指不为人知的或被隐瞒的事。

  expose v. 暴露，显露

〔辨析〕尤指揭露丑闻、阴谋等不好的事。

  reveal v. 揭示，揭露

〔辨析〕指揭露此前不为人知或隐秘的事，常可与 disclose 换用。

verb

1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
   1. The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
   2. The actress won't reveal how old she is
   3. bring out the truth
   4. he broke the news to her
   5. unwrap the evidence in the murder case

   Synonym:    unwrapdiscloselet onbring outdiscoverexposedivulgebreakgive awaylet out

2. make visible
   1. Summer brings out bright clothes
   2. He brings out the best in her

   Synonym:    uncoverbring outunveil

3. disclose directly or through prophets
   1. God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind