单词	exposed
释义	exposedex‧posed /ɪkˈspəʊzd $ -ˈspoʊzd/ AWL adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Exposed areas, such as the nose, ears, and fingers, are more likely to get frostbite. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A computer with an exposed unearthed metal chassis would fall short of the expectation of safety. Invivo, however, it is likely that only posterior mesenchyme is exposed. She stood up carefully, feeling the cold air move across her exposed face and hands, and turned around. Sometimes the track was exposed, other times tunnelled by rhododendrons and very overgrown. The figure landed like a cat, whirling, the knife hinging at Delaney's exposed belly. Thin crops on exposed hillsides are better on the smaller supports. This item, in short-term use and probably trailing exposed cable, must be teamed with a circuit-breaker. This story was first exposed in the August 1973 issue of the New Internationalist. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► exposed position  These developments leave the British government in an exposed position. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be exposed to chemicals · Some of the troops were exposed to chemicals. ► be exposed to an infection · He was exposed to the infection while he was travelling in India. ► be exposed to radiation (=be put in a situation where you are not protected from harmful radiation, especially nuclear radiation)· The servicemen claimed they were illegally exposed to radiation during atomic tests. ► be exposed to a virus · Four workers at the facility, though exposed to the virus, never became ill. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► area · Where the column crosses an exposed area its flanks are guarded by soldiers, armed with huge jaws and totally blind. ► position · These developments will continue to leave governments in an increasingly exposed position.· This can leave him in an uncomfortably exposed position, while denying Parliament any effective control.· There the nectar does not evaporate as quickly as it would if it were in a more exposed position.· It stood successfully in this very exposed position until December 1755.· Those at the edges of a stand or in an exposed position were excluded.· The region's exposed position also means it's often notoriously windy.· Had the advice of some hon. Members been followed over the years, we might now be in a very exposed position.· Water well, cover with glass, and leave over winter in exposed position. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectiveexposedverbexpose 1not protected from the weather OPP  sheltered:  an exposed coastline the side of the garden most exposed to wind2not covered:  All exposed skin should be covered with protective cream.3not protected from attack SYN  vulnerable:  The old fort was very exposed. These developments leave the British government in an exposed position.
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