释义 |
expose /ik-spōzˈ/ transitive verb- To lay out to view
- To deprive of cover, protection or shelter
- To make bare
- To abandon (a child or animal)
- To submit (to an influence, such as light or weather)
- To put up (for sale)
- To explain (archaic)
- To disclose
- To show up
noun (US)An exposé ORIGIN: Fr exposer, from L ex- out, and pausāre to rest, confused with expōnere to expose; see exponent and exposition, and cf pose1, compose, repose, etc expōsˈable adjective expōsˈal noun - Exposure
- Exposition
exposé /eks-pōˈzā/ noun - An article or programme exposing crime, scandal, etc to public notice
- A formal statement or exposition
- An exposing
- A shameful showing up
exposedˈ adjective - Unprotected
- Shelterless
expōsˈedness noun The state of being exposed expōsˈer noun exposure /-pōˈzhər or -zhyər/ noun - The act of laying open or bare
- Subjection to an influence
- The harmful effects on the body of extreme cold
- The act of allowing access of light, or a section of film, etc which has been exposed to light (photography)
- The combination of duration of such access (shutter speed) with lens aperture chosen for the taking of a photograph
- The act of showing up an evil
- A state of being laid bare
- Openness to danger
- In finance, a vulnerable, overextended commitment or position
- A shelterless state
- Position with regard to the sun, influence of climate, etc
- Appearance in public, esp on television
- The total number of potential viewers, listeners, readers, etc of a particular advertising medium
exposure meter noun (photography) An instrument, now often incorporated in the camera, for measuring the light falling on or reflected from a subject expose oneself To expose one's sexual organs in public |