expose secrets; reveal the inside story
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to expose secrets; to reveal the inside story; to lay bare the truth
informalUsed to describe revealing someone's hidden past, secrets, or embarrassing facts, often in a confrontational or gossipy context.
Tā他
hěn很
pà怕
rén人
jiā家
jiē揭
tā他
de的
dǐ底
。
He is very afraid of people exposing his secrets.
Chǎo吵
jià架
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
tā她
zǒng总
shì是
xǐ喜
huān欢
jiē揭
duì对
fāng方
de的
dǐ底
。
When they argue, she always likes to expose the other person's secrets.
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Zhè这
xiē些
jiù旧
shì事
jiù就
bié别
zài再
jiē揭
dǐ底
le了
，
ràng让
tā他
guò过
qù去
ba吧
。
Let's not dig up these old secrets anymore; let it go.
Nà那
gè个
jì记
zhě者
xiě写
le了
yī一
piān篇
bào报
dào道
，
jiē揭
lù露
le了
gōng公
sī司
de的
dǐ底
。
That journalist wrote an article exposing the company's inside story.