expose (to light); bring to light; reveal
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2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to expose (to light)
technicalTechnical term in photography and imaging.
Dǐ底
piàn片
bào曝
guāng光
guò过
dù度
le了
，
zhào照
piàn片
huì会
tài太
bái白
。
The film was overexposed, so the photo will be too bright.
Shè摄
yǐng影
shī师
zài在
tiáo调
zhěng整
xiàng相
jī机
yǐ以
zhèng正
què确
bào曝
guāng光
。
The photographer is adjusting the camera for correct exposure.
verb
to be exposed; to be revealed; to be brought to light
Commonly used in media and social contexts for scandals or secrets. Often implies a negative or surprising revelation.
Nà那
zhuāng桩
zhèng政
zhì治
chǒu丑
wén闻
zài在
bào报
zhǐ纸
shàng上
bào曝
guāng光
hòu后
，
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
hōng轰
dòng动
。
After that political scandal was exposed in the newspaper, it caused a sensation.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
nèi内
bù部
fǔ腐
bài败
wèn问
tí题
zhōng终
yú于
bèi被
méi媒
tǐ体
bào曝
guāng光
le了
。
The internal corruption issues of this company were finally exposed by the media.
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Tā他
de的
zhēn真
shí实
shēn身
fèn份
zài在
wǎng网
luò络
shàng上
yì意
wài外
bào曝
guāng光
。
His true identity was accidentally revealed online.