uncover

英 [ʌnˈkʌvə(r)]

美 [ʌnˈkʌvər]

v.  揭开盖子; 发现; 揭露; 揭发

过去分词：uncovered　过去式：uncovered　现在分词：uncovering　第三人称单数：uncovers　

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牛津词典

verb

• 揭开盖子
  to remove sth that is covering sth
  1. Uncover the pan and let the soup simmer.
     揭开锅盖，让汤再慢火煨一下。
• 发现；揭露；揭发
  to discover sth that was previously hidden or secret
  1. Police have uncovered a plot to kidnap the President's son.
     警方已侦破一起绑架总统之子的阴谋。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 揭露，发现（隐秘之事）
  If youuncoversomething, especially something that has been kept secret, you discover or find out about it.
  1. Auditors said they had uncovered evidence of fraud...
     审计人员说他们已经发现了欺诈的证据。
  2. A specific plot to kill him was uncovered in the past couple of weeks.
     一个针对他的暗杀阴谋在过去几周里被揭露了出来。
• VERB 发现，发掘（地下埋藏之物）
  When people who are digging somewhereuncoversomething, they find a thing or a place that has been under the ground for a long time.
  1. Archaeologists have uncovered an 11,700-year-old hunting camp in Alaska.
     考古学家在阿拉斯加发现了一个距今11,700年的狩猎营地。
• VERB 揭开…的盖子；除去…上的覆盖物
  Touncoversomething means to remove something that is covering it.
  1. When the seedlings sprout, uncover the tray.
     秧苗发芽后，就把盘子上的盖子拿掉。

英英释义

verb

• remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
  1. uncover your belly
  2. The man exposed himself in the subway
  Synonym:expose
• make visible
  1. Summer brings out bright clothes
  2. He brings out the best in her
  Synonym:bring outunveilreveal

双语例句

• A specific plot to kill him was uncovered in the past couple of weeks.
  一个针对他的暗杀阴谋在过去几周里被揭露了出来。
• In these unique communities a group of scientists have dedicated their lives to trying to uncover their secrets.
  在这些独特的社团中，一组科学家已投身于揭开他们长寿之谜的尝试中了。
• Till then, many "do not understand its riddle" will be uncover.
  到那时，许多“不解之谜”都会被揭开。
• Auditors said they had uncovered evidence of fraud
  审计人员说他们已经发现了欺诈的证据。
• Time to uncover the truth.
  这就为你揭开真相。
• Historians, archeologists and research experts are now working to uncover the remains of the old colony.
  历史学家，考古学家和研究专家，现在都为揭开这个古老的殖民地的神秘而工作。
• To uncover the meaning of these mysterious events.
  来揭开这些神秘事件的真相。
• It took internal whistle-blowing and investigative journalism to uncover the rot.
  是内部检举和调查性报道揭露了这一腐败事实。
• Actually, you have to uncover it because its already with you.
  事实上，它已经在你身边了，只等着你去发现。
• The methods that keep the ball in play are simple, but elusive until you uncover them for yourself.
  比赛中保持球的方法很简单，但是却难以捉摸直到你自己揭开它们。