transpire
🇬🇧 UK/trænˈspaɪə(r)/🇺🇸 US/træn'spaiә/
TOEFLC2
Definitions
v.
To give off vapour or moisture; (of a secret or event) to become known or come to light
蒸发;排出;(秘密)泄露;发生
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.it transpired that后来发现……
- 2.events transpired事情发生
- 3.transpire naturally自然蒸发
- 4.[subsequently transpired]随后才得知
Example Sentences
- 1.
It transpired that the documents had been forged.
- 2.
It later transpired that the company had been hiding its financial losses.
- 3.
No one knew what had transpired during the closed-door meeting.
- 4.
Plants transpire water vapour through tiny pores in their leaves.