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单词 give something away
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to reveal (a secret)
They were giving away company secrets.
Synonyms
reveal
She has refused to reveal her daughter's whereabouts.
expose
After the scandal was exposed, he moved abroad.
leak
He revealed who had leaked a confidential police report.
disclose
Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
betray
She studied his face, but it betrayed nothing.
uncover
Auditors said they had uncovered evidence of fraud.
let out
divulge
He was charged with divulging state secrets.
let slip
let the cat out of the bag (informal)
See give

Additional synonyms

in the sense of betray
Definition
to disclose (a secret or confidence) treacherously
She studied his face, but it betrayed nothing.
Synonyms
give away,
tell,
show,
reveal,
expose,
disclose,
uncover,
manifest,
divulge,
blurt out,
unmask,
lay bare,
tell on,
let slip,
evince (formal)
in the sense of disclose
Definition
to make (information) known
Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
Synonyms
make known,
tell,
reveal,
publish,
relate,
broadcast,
leak,
confess,
communicate,
unveil,
utter,
make public,
impart,
divulge,
out (informal),
let slip,
spill the beans about (informal),
cough (slang),
blow wide open (slang),
get off your chest (informal),
spill your guts about (slang)
in the sense of divulge
Definition
to make known
He was charged with divulging state secrets.
Synonyms
make known,
tell,
reveal,
publish,
declare,
expose,
leak,
confess,
exhibit,
communicate,
spill (informal),
disclose,
proclaim,
betray,
uncover,
impart,
promulgate,
let slip,
blow wide open (slang),
get off your chest (informal),
cough (slang),
out (informal),
spill your guts about (slang)

Nearby words of
give something away

  • give someone the third degree
  • give something a whirl
  • give something a wide berth
  • give something away
  • give something off or out
  • give something out
  • give something up

Synonyms of 'give something away'

give something away

Additional synonyms

in the sense of expose
Definition
to reveal the truth about (someone or something), esp. when it is shocking or scandalous
After the scandal was exposed, he moved abroad.
Synonyms
reveal,
disclose,
uncover,
air,
detect,
betray,
show up,
denounce,
unearth,
let out,
divulge,
unmask,
lay bare,
make known,
bring to light,
out (informal),
smoke out,
blow wide open (slang)
in the sense of leak
Definition
to make (secret information) public, esp. deliberately
He revealed who had leaked a confidential police report.
Synonyms
disclose,
tell,
reveal,
pass on,
give away,
make public,
divulge,
let slip,
make known,
spill the beans (informal),
blab (informal),
let the cat out of the bag,
blow wide open (slang)
in the sense of uncover
Definition
to reveal or disclose
Auditors said they had uncovered evidence of fraud.
Synonyms
reveal,
find,
discover,
expose,
encounter,
turn up,
detect,
disclose,
unveil,
come across,
unearth,
dig up,
divulge,
chance on,
root out,
unmask,
lay bare,
make known,
blow the whistle on (informal),
bring to light,
smoke out,
take the wraps off,
blow wide open (slang),
stumble on or across
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