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

• 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。
• He orders the guards to uncover the body and keep the matter secret.
  他命令警卫发现身体和继续研究这一问题的秘密。
• 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？
• 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。
• In other words: We will try to uncover how the different layers of routing and orchestration build up.
  换句话说：我们将尽力揭示路由和编配的不同层级是如何形成的。
• Culturing programs and record keeping can uncover the root of mastitis problems.
  养殖计划和保持记录可以发现乳腺炎问题的根源。
• Help him, and he may help you uncover the knowledge that you desire.
  帮助他，那么他也会帮助你找出你渴望得到的知识。
• I am furious that it has taken so long to uncover what really happened.
  花了这么长的时间才弄清楚究竟发生了什么事，这让我怒向胆边生。
• Security companies like ours uncover horrifying new threats and devastating new attacks, every day.
  保安公司，像我们揭露骇人听闻的新的威胁和破坏性的新的袭击，每一天。
• 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。