reveal

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Pronunciation

/rɪˈviːl/(rih-VEEL)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

揭示;透露;展示(使之前隐藏或未知的事物变得可见或为人所知)

Definition

To make something known that was previously secret or hidden; to show or uncover something.

Word family

  • revelation/ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/(n)揭示;启示;披露
  • revealing/rɪˈviːlɪŋ/(adj)揭示性的;暴露的

Collocations

  • reveal the truth
  • reveal findings
  • reveal that
  • fully reveal
  • reveal a pattern
  • reveal confidential information

Examples

  1. 1.The audit revealed significant discrepancies between reported figures and actual expenditure over the past three years.
  2. 2.She wasn't ready to reveal the full extent of the project's difficulties to the board just yet.

Synonyms

  • disclose/dɪˈskləʊz/make officially known
  • expose/ɪkˈspəʊz/bring to light, often negatively
  • uncover/ʌnˈkʌvə/discover and make known

Etymology

from Latin "revelare," from "re-" (again) + "velare" (to veil)