reveal, betray, disclose, discover, divulge, expose
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。
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.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
The flower opens to reveal a Queen Bee.
花瓣展开，一只蜂王露了出来。
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Experts reveal only as much as they care to.
专家们只透露了他们想透露的那些。
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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。
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Documents leaked to this newspaper purport to reveal that radioactive waste is being illegally dumped on the site.
透露给报纸的文件声称是揭露放射性废料正被非法倾倒到此地一事.
——《简明英汉词典》
A wander around any market will reveal stalls piled high with vegetables.
随便到哪个市场逛逛，都能看见蔬菜堆得老高的菜摊。
——柯林斯例句
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。
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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。
——柯林斯例句
Any trawl through the band's interviews will reveal statements that are challenging and incisive.
随便选取一段对该乐队的访谈都能发现令人深思、犀利精辟的言论.
——柯林斯例句
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.
——《简明英汉词典》
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。
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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。
——柯林斯例句
In spite of this, many people are confident that " The Revealer " may reveal something of value fairly soon.
尽管如此, 许多人相信 “ 这架探宝器 ” 不久就会探测出有价值的东西来.
——《用法词典》
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。
——柯林斯例句
His confessions to the two killings did reveal special knowledge such as could only have been known by the killer.
他在两宗谋杀案的供状中的确透露出一些只有杀手本人才知道的特殊细节。
——柯林斯例句
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。
——柯林斯例句
We reveal only as much information as we can safely risk at a given time.
我们仅能透露在某一时刻被认为是没有风险的信息量。
——柯林斯例句
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。
——柯林斯例句
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。
——柯林斯例句
The journalist did not want to reveal the identity of his informant.
那个新闻工作者不想透露消息提供人的身分.
——《简明英汉词典》
To get you started, we have asked five successful writers to reveal some of the tricks of the trade.
为了让你开始写作，我们邀请了5位成功作家向你透露一些写作秘诀。
——柯林斯例句
to reveal a secret
泄露一条秘密
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
In spite of this, many people are confident that'The Revealer'may reveal something of value fairly soon.
尽管如此, 许多人相信,这架探测器不久便会探出有价值的东西来.
——《用法词典》
She doesn't reveal much of her inner self.
她不大流露她的内心自我。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
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。
——柯林斯例句
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.
——《简明英汉词典》
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