| 单词 | revelation |
| 释义 | revelation (revəleɪʃən ) Word forms: revelations 1. countable noun A revelation is a surprising or interesting fact that is made known to people. ...the seemingly everlasting revelations about his private life. [+ about] ...the revelation that William had survived the initial attack. Synonyms: disclosure, discovery, news, broadcast 2. variable noun The revelation of something is the act of making it known. ...following the revelation of his affair with a former secretary. [+ of] Further revelations are expected. 3. singular noun If you say that something you experienced was a revelation, you are saying that it was very surprising or very good. The noise, the buildings, the people, came as a revelation. Degas's work had been a revelation to her. 4. variable noun A divine revelation is a sign or explanation from God about his nature or purpose. The whole system was based on divine revelation in the Scriptures. Synonyms: sign, warning, omen, portent Collocations: further revelations Further revelations come with the miraculous overnight appearance of fungus - always a trifle sinister. Times, Sunday Times It said that 'no one knows' what would happen next, although it predicted that further revelations would emerge about 'underlying problems'. Times, Sunday Times Sources inside the meeting say that she told them she had 'visibility' about further revelations relating to criminal activity. Times, Sunday Times Speculation has been rife since then about further revelations. Times, Sunday Times Further revelations of accounting issues at its wireless division, which led to two executives being ejected from the cockpit, added to the pain. Times, Sunday Times Fortunately, the show has one genuine moment of revelation up its sleeve. Times, Sunday Times In a moment of revelation, he meets a wonderful stranger whom he first believes to be his guardian angel. Christianity Today Then he had a moment of revelation. Times,Sunday Times In what she describes as 'a moment of revelation', the 29-year-old decided that what was missing from her life was a simple lunch break. Times, Sunday Times And then, in the tenth grade, at the age of 16, came a moment of revelation. Times, Sunday Times The revelations prompted criticism from politicians and analysts. Times, Sunday Times The revelation prompted a drastic wave of cuts, including the closure of doctors' surgeries and some wards in hospitals. Times, Sunday Times The revelation prompted guests to swap stories of their favourite football riots. Times, Sunday Times The revelations prompted ministers to repeat their promise to put the future of the system out to consultation. Times, Sunday Times The revelations prompted an outcry. Times, Sunday Times The shocking revelation comes as the city battles to shake off its reputation as the joyride capital. The Sun And then, the next day, the digital alarm clock woke us to the shocking revelation that the digital alarm clock still worked. Times, Sunday Times Did the prince's shocking revelation send the nation's gossips into overdrive? The Sun The thriller ends in a shocking revelation! The Sun There may be one shocking revelation yet to come. Times, Sunday Times It's a mesmerising read, and a startling revelation at the very end suggests that we haven't heard the last of these engaging characters. Times, Sunday Times The colors of the painting are themselves a startling revelation of another reality. Christianity Today He described himself as undergoing 'a startling revelation' and left the cinema 'stunned and haunted'. Times, Sunday Times What startling revelation visited itself upon him at that precise moment? Times, Sunday Times In a milieu of reticence and chin-up stoicism, startling revelations surface and emotions hopefully stir. Times,Sunday Times But the next morning was a stunning revelation. Times, Sunday Times The tapes contained a series of stunning revelations. Times, Sunday Times The individual reports rarely offer stunning revelations. Times, Sunday Times The stunning revelations come from a new study which explores the depth of gambling addiction within football. The Sun There are many experiences that bring a sudden revelation of the wild world, crowding in and eclipsing the tame world in a teeming instant. Times, Sunday Times They have aimed for the shock of sudden revelation. Times, Sunday Times The light brightens, flares and then blazes with a radiance that flashes like sudden revelation. Times,Sunday Times Good luck to them - but if you find no joy in a sudden revelation of bullfinch you are missing something important. Times, Sunday Times No, the real reason he quit was because when he stopped swimming for an injury, the sudden revelation of new possibilities in his life was overwhelming. Times, Sunday Times The surprise revelation was the evening shows, which on paper did not appeal to our metropolitan sensibilities. Times, Sunday Times Just when you thought you had a handle on changes, recent unexpected twists in circumstance or a surprise revelation forced you to throw those plans out of the window. Times, Sunday Times A webwork novel typically ends with a surprise revelation that clarifies these interactions retrospectively. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And then, apropos of nothing much, he made a surprising revelation. Times, Sunday Times However, she's not prepared for his surprising revelation about how he really feels. The Sun It's a surprising revelation for a self-help guru. Times, Sunday Times It's hardly the year's most surprising revelation. Times, Sunday Times One of the surprising revelations in the study was the cavalier way in which many of these powers are dispensed. Times, Sunday Times Discovery, neatly prefaces an unexpected revelation at the end of the tale. The Times Literary Supplement Three quarters of the way through the interview, there's an unexpected revelation. Times,Sunday Times It also shielded her from an unexpected revelation. Times, Sunday Times Then comes another unexpected revelation. Times,Sunday Times Now, with changing circumstances and unexpected revelations altering these situations, you must say a lot more. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 被透露的事实 Japanese: 新事実 |
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