及物动词

1. 使暴露;使显露
To expose something that is usually hidden means to uncover it so that it can be seen.

2. 揭发;揭露
To expose a person or situation means to reveal that they are bad or immoral in some way.

3. 使暴露于（险境）;使遭受（危险或不快）
If someone is exposed to something dangerous or unpleasant, they are put in a situation in which it might affect them.

4. 使受…的影响(或熏陶);使接触
If someone is exposed to an idea or feeling, usually a new one, they are given experience of it, or introduced to it.

5. （常因精神或感情失控）暴露性器官，当众露阴
A man who exposes himself shows people his genitals in a public place, usually because he is mentally or emotionally disturbed.

1. the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

e.g. he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government

Synonym: unmasking