| 单词 | reveal |
| 释义 | reveal —revealable, adj. —revealability, revealableness, n. —revealedly /ri vee"lid lee, -veeld"-/, adv. —revealer, n. —revealingly, adv. —revealingness, n. —revelative /ri vel"euh tiv, rev"euh lay'-/, adj. /ri veel"/, v.t. 1. to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret. 2. to lay open to view; display; exhibit. n. 3. an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure. 4. Archit. a. the part of the jamb of a window or door opening between the outer wall surface and the window or door frame. b. the whole jamb of an opening between the outer and inner surfaces of a wall. 5. the framework or edge of an automobile window. [1325-75; (v.) ME revelen < MF reveler < L revelare to unveil (see RE-, VEIL); (in defs. 4 and 5) deriv. of obs. revale to lower < OF revaler (re- RE- + (a)valer to lower, v. deriv. of the phrase à val down; see VALE)] Syn. 1, 2. unveil, publish, impart, tell, announce, proclaim. REVEAL, DISCLOSE, DIVULGE share the meaning of making known something previously concealed or secret. To REVEAL is to uncover as if by drawing away a veil: The fog lifted and revealed the harbor. To DISCLOSE is to lay open and thereby invite inspection: to disclose the plans of an organization. To DIVULGE is to communicate, sometimes to a large number of people, what was at first intended to be private, confidential, or secret: to divulge the terms of a contract. Ant. 1, 2. conceal, hide. |
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