expose

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Hiện, phơi bày, tiết lộ

BrE /ɪkˈspəʊz/ AmE /ɪkˈspoʊz/

verb en → vi

past exposed pp exposed ing exposing

1 SHOW/REVEAL [transitive] B2

Hiện, phơi bày, tiết lộ

to show something that was hidden or not known before

  • expose sth to sb

Collocations expose a secret · expose corruption

  • The report exposes the truth about the scandal.

    Báo cáo đã phơi bày sự thật về vụ bê bối.

2 MAKE VULNERABLE [transitive] B2

Phơi nhiễm, làm dễ tổn thương

to make someone or something vulnerable to a harmful situation or influence

  • expose sb/sth to sth

Collocations expose children to violence · expose workers to chemicals

  • The workers were exposed to dangerous chemicals.

    Công nhân đã bị phơi nhiễm với các hóa chất nguy hiểm.

3 PHOTOGRAPHY [transitive] C1

Phơi sáng, chụp ảnh

to allow light to shine onto photographic film or a digital sensor for a certain amount of time

  • expose sth to light

Collocations expose film · exposure time

  • The photographer exposed the film for too long.

    Nhà nhiếp ảnh đã phơi sáng cuộn phim quá lâu.