| 词汇 | reveal |
| 释义 | blab tr. to tell a secret; to reveal something private in public.I'll tell you if you promise not to blab it.Tiffany blabbed the whole thing. blabbermouth tr. to tell secrets in public.Don't blabbermouth this to everybody.Somebody blabbermouthed the story all over town. blow someone's cover tr. to reveal someone's true identity; to ruin someone's scheme for concealment.The dog recognized me and blew my cover.I didn't mean to blow your cover. blow something wide open and bust something wide open tr. to expose corrupt practices or a scheme; to put an end to corruption.The press is trying to blow the town wide open, and the feebies are trying to hush them up so they can move about in secret.I'm going to bust this racket wide open. blow the lid off something tr. to expose a scandal or corrupt practice; to expose political dishonesty.I'm going to blow the lid off another phony candidate.The reporter blew the lid off the latest city hall scandal. come out in the wash in. to be dealt with in the normal chain of events. (As if someone were counselling someone who had caused a clothing stain.)All of these things will come out in the wash.Whatever it is, it'll come out in the wash. Don't worry. get the goods on someone tr. to uncover incriminating evidence against someone.The fuzz has gotten the goods on Mr. Big.The IRS tried to get the goods on Rocko, but Rocko knows all the angles. giveaway n. something that reveals a fact that was meant to be concealed. (Often with dead.)The way he was walking was a giveaway to the fact that he was the one who was injured.The look on her face was a dead giveaway. go public in. to reveal something to the public. (Especially with with, as in the examples.)It's too early to go public with the story.Just let me know when we can go public with this. have a big mouth tr. to speak loudly; to tell secrets. (Have got can replace have.)Boy, do you have a big mouth!He has a big mouth. Don't tell him anything you don't want everybody else to know. open (up) one's kimono phr. to reveal what one is planning. (From the computer industry, referring especially to the involvement of the Japanese in this field.)Sam isn't one to open his kimono much when it comes to new products.Even if Tom appears to open up his kimono on this deal, don't put much stock in what he says. shoot one's mouth off tr. to brag; to tell secrets.Stop shooting your mouth off. Nobody believes you anymore.So you had to go and shoot off your mouth about the bankruptcy proceedings! sound off (about something) in. to announce something.Why did you have to go and sound off about the surprise party?Keep it a secret. Don't sound off about it. spill in. to confess. (Underworld.)The cops tried to get her to spill, but she just sat there.The gang was afraid she would spill, but she's a tough old thing. spill one's guts tr. to tell all; to confess.I had to spill my guts about the broken window. I didn't want you to take the blame.Mary spilled her guts about the window. She confessed that she was trying to shield Bob. spill the beans and spill the works tr. to give away a secret or a surprise.There is a surprise party for Heidi on Wednesday. Please don't spill the beans.Paul spilled the beans about Heidi's party. take something public tr. to make something known to the public.You gotta take it public—put it on the street— even when it's none of your business.Don't take it public. You'll just get talked about. tell the (whole) world tr. to spread around private business.Well, you don't have to tell the whole world.Go ahead, tell the world! tip one's hand tr. to reveal what one is going to do; to reveal one's secrets. (From card playing.)I didn't tip my hand at all. I left them guessing.They tried to get me to tip my hand. reveal (one's) (true) colorsTo reveal what one really believes, thinks, or wants; to act in accordance with one's real personality, character, or disposition. Primarily heard in US. Dave said all along that he only wanted this deal because it was in the company's best interest, but he revealed his true colors once he realized that he wouldn't get any special commission for his efforts. It's only in times of crisis that your friends will really reveal their colors. reveal (one's) (true) stripesTo reveal what one really believes, thinks, or wants; to act in accordance with one's real personality, character, or disposition. (A less common variant of "show one's (true) colors.") Dave said all along that he only wanted this deal because it was in the company's best interest, but he revealed his true stripes once he realized that he wouldn't get any special commission for his efforts. It's only in times of crisis that your friends will really reveal their stripes. show (one's) handTo make one's plans, intentions, ideas, or resources known to others, especially those that were previously hidden or kept secret. (Also expressed as "show (one's) cards"; both phrases refer to displaying one's cards ("hand") during a card game.) In business negotiations, it's important that you don't show your hand right away, or you might risk losing out on the best deal possible. Pressure from the government is forcing the notoriously secretive CEO to show his hand regarding his company's tax profile and offshore accounts. reveal (one's) cardsTo make one's plans, intentions, ideas, or resources known to others, especially those that were previously hidden or kept secret. (Also expressed as "reveal (one's) hand"; both phrases refer to displaying one's cards ("hand") during a card game.) In business negotiations, it's important that you don't reveal your cards right away, or you might risk losing out on the best deal possible. Pressure from the government is forcing the notoriously secretive CEO to reveal his cards regarding his company's tax profile and offshore accounts. reveal (one's) handTo make one's plans, intentions, ideas, or resources known to others, especially those that were previously hidden or kept secret. (Also expressed as "reveal (one's) cards"; both phrases refer to displaying one's cards ("hand") during a card game.) In business negotiations, it's important that you don't reveal your hand right away, or you might risk losing out on the best deal possible. Pressure from the government is forcing the notoriously secretive CEO to reveal his hand regarding his company's tax profile and offshore accounts. reveal to (someone or something)1. To disclose, divulge, or make known something to someone or some group. A noun or pronoun is used between "reveal" and "to." I revealed my new strategy to the board of directors, but they weren't nearly as receptive to it as I'd hoped. A magician should never reveal her secrets to anyone. 2. To show or display some concealed person or thing to someone or some group; to expose someone or something to the view of another person or group. A noun or pronoun is used between "reveal" and "to." The film never reveals the killer to the you, instead allowing you to draw your own conclusions. He pulled back the curtain and revealed the new product to the excited audience. The masked vigilante promised to reveal himself to the public once the city's crime rate was under control. reveal someone or something to someoneto show or disclose someone or something to someone. The magician opened the door of the cabinet and revealed his assistant to the audience. I revealed my secret to no one. She stepped out from behind the tree and revealed herself to the hostess. show/reveal your ˈhand(British English) (American English tip your ˈhand) do something which reveals your intentions, plans, etc: The problem is that we can’t say anything to the management without showing our hand, and we wanted to be able to take them by surprise.In court a good lawyer never reveals his hand too soon. OPPOSITE: keep/hold/play your cards close to your chestThese expressions refer to showing your cards (= your hand) in card playing. |
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