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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Collins.2 / BNC.5584 / COCA.4432

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

• When the seedlings sprout, uncover the tray.
  秧苗发芽后，就把盘子上的盖子拿掉。
• 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。
• Please uncover the pot.
  请拿掉锅盖。
• But I believe we humans will uncover these riddles one day.
  不过我相信，总有一天人类会把这些谜团都解开的。
• In effect, this method combines anomaly detection and misuse detection in an attempt to uncover suspicious activity.
  实际中，这种方法联合了异常检测和误用检测去捕捉可疑的行为。
• The British have financed a dig to uncover this church.
  英国人资助了它的发掘工作。
• As scientists unlock the secrets of trees, they uncover surprising facts.
  科学家揭开各种树木秘密的同时，也就揭开了令人吃惊的事实。
• Do I believe in the employees and the management team that are trying to uncover that value?
  我是否相信它的员工和管理层正在努力实现他们的价值观？
• 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。
• This analysis doesn't uncover internal application vulnerabilities, but does expose most others.
  这一分析并没有公开内部应用程序漏洞，但公开了其他大多数漏洞。