disclose, betray, discover, divulge, expose, reveal
这组词共同的意思是“揭露”“泄露”。它们的区别是：
reveal指揭示迄今为止仍在保密状态的东西或启示超乎常人领悟能力的真理; discover指把原来已经存在,但未被发现、看见或理解的事物加以揭露; disclose侧重把事先未宣布或一直保密的事情公之于世; divulge侧重在公开场合不正当或背信弃义的泄露秘密或暴露隐私; betray指背约或辜负别人信任的告密,也指不自觉地泄密; expose揭露的对象一般是丑恶的、见不得人的,也可指把人或物暴露于不利地位。
disclose，expose，uncover，reveal
这些动词都表示“揭露、暴露”之意。
disclose侧重指揭露或泄露鲜为人知或保密的事。
expose多指揭露丑闻、坏人坏事或各种阴谋。也可指某物暴露在外。
uncover主要指移去遮盖物，让东西显露出来。也可指揭露阴谋、秘密等。
reveal多指揭露一直隐藏或隐秘的东西，或揭示超乎常人理解能力的真理。
In addition, the respondent disclosed professional confidences to one of the patients.
另外，被告还向其中一位病人透露了行业机密。
——柯林斯例句
The Council was merely given a condensed version of what had already been disclosed in Washington.
地方议会只得到了华盛顿已披露内容的压缩版。
柯林斯例句
But as to what happened thereafter , that will be disclosed in the ensuing chapter.
欲知后事如何, 且听下回分解.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
He disclosed the box to us.
他揭开盒子给我们看.
《简明英汉词典》
The company disclosed that he will retire in May.
公司透露他将在5月退休。
辞典例句
He disclosed the secret to me.
他曾向我透露这个秘密.
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Eustacia slowly drew up her sleeve and disclosed her round white arm.
游苔莎慢慢地把衣袖卷起,把她那只圆润丰满的白胳膊露出来了.
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The letter's contents were not disclosed.
信件内容并未透露。
柯林斯例句
The lifting of the curtain disclosed a pretty house standing by the riverside.
幕启后露出河边的一幢漂亮的房子.
辞典例句
A careful reading disclosed deficiencies in definitions and unwarranted assumptions.
一经细读便可发现其在定义上的缺点和无根据的假设.
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The president disclosed the fact that he was put into prison wrongly twenty years before.
董事长透露说他自己在二十年前曾被冤枉地送进监牢.
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The earliest work in differential equations was first disclosed in letters from one mathematician to another.
常微分方程最早的著作出现在数学家们彼此的通信中.
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He disclosed his views about this thing.
他表明了对这事的看法.
《简明英汉词典》
This letter disclosed his secret.
这封信揭露了他的秘密.
辞典例句
Somebody has disclosed the secret.
有人把秘密泄露出去了.
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