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单词 uncover
释义
uncover
(ʌnkʌvəʳ )
Word forms: uncovers , uncovering , uncovered
1. verb
If you uncover something, especially something that has been kept secret, you discover or find out about it.
Auditors said they had uncovered evidence of fraud. [VERB noun]
A specific plot to kill him was uncovered in the past couple of weeks. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: reveal, find, discover, expose  
2. verb
When people who are digging somewhere uncover something, they find a thing or a place that has been under the ground for a long time.
Archaeologists have uncovered an 11,700-year-old hunting camp in Alaska. [VERB noun]
3. verb
To uncover something means to remove something that is covering it.
When the seedlings sprout, uncover the tray. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: open, unveil, unwrap, show  
Collocations:
uncover a link
Previous research uncovered the link between average mane length and climate, but the new findings show that within each population the link with age holds true too.
Times, Sunday Times
Luck uncovers a link between family and the showbiz world.
The Sun
Belle uncovers a link between the contaminated soil and local cancer cases.
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uncover information
Data mining requires data preparation which can uncover information or patterns which may compromise confidentiality and privacy obligations.
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By uncovering these tree stumps and logs, scientists are able to uncover information on the ecosystem's past, from a pre-glacier time.
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According to reports, she told her family she had uncovered information that would upset other military officials.
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The book claims investing should be treated as a science, not a craft, and details a methodology for testing beliefs and uncovering information not widely known or understood.
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uncover the cause
A 12-month investigation conducted by experts from seven nations failed to uncover the cause.
Times, Sunday Times
An investigation has so far failed to uncover the cause of the outage.
Times, Sunday Times
Police also uncovered the cause of a smell that neighbours had complained about.
Times, Sunday Times
Since then, he has devoted much of his attention to uncovering the causes of these global environmental downturns.
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uncover the past
Using the information he succeeds in persuading her to help him uncover his past.
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Using the remains from the past can help modern archaeologist uncover the past from what they ate to their daily activities.
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They soon uncovered their past — just across the street from one another.
Globe and Mail
uncover wrongdoing
He claimed that, at its best and when directed in the public interest, investigative journalism and its ability to uncover wrongdoing and deceit can be a powerful force for good.
Times, Sunday Times
If they uncover wrongdoing within their business, they must consider self-reporting.
Times, Sunday Times
They appealed the ruling on the basis that activists should not be punished for uncovering wrongdoing.
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Translations:
Chinese: 揭露
Japanese: 発見する
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