uncover
🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'kʌvә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To remove a cover from something; to reveal or expose something previously hidden.
揭开;揭露;暴露
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishunnot, reversal
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coverother
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Common Collocations
- 1.uncover the truth揭开真相
- 2.uncover evidence发现证据
- 3.uncover a plot揭露阴谋
- 4.uncover corruption揭露腐败
Example Sentences
- 1.
Investigators worked for months to uncover the truth behind the financial scandal.
- 2.
Archaeologists uncovered a series of ancient artifacts buried beneath the city.
- 3.
The journalist's report uncovered widespread corruption within the local government.