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Uncover Sth Verb 动词 Discover Find   [V N

Uncover means to reveal something that was hidden, such as a secret or a buried object. It also means to remove a cover from something.

uncover: 揭露,发现(隐秘之事);发现,发掘(地下埋藏之物);揭开…的盖子;除去…上的覆盖物

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/ʌ̱nkʌ̱və(r)/
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[VERB 动词]揭露,发现(隐秘之事) If you uncover something, especially something that has been kept secret, you discover or find out about it.
  [V n]
  • 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。

  • 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。

2
[VERB 动词]发现,发掘(地下埋藏之物) When people who are digging somewhere uncover something, they find a thing or a place that has been under the ground for a long time.
  [V n]
  • 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。

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[VERB 动词]揭开…的盖子;除去…上的覆盖物 To uncover something means to remove something that is covering it.
  [V n]
  • When the seedlings sprout, uncover the tray.

    秧苗发芽后,就把盘子上的盖子拿掉。


Oxford un·cover / ʌnˈkʌvə(r) ; NAmE ʌnˈkʌvər / verb 1 uncoversth to remove sth that is covering sth 揭开盖子 Uncover the pan and let the soup simmer. 揭开锅盖,让汤再慢火煨一下。 2 uncoversth to discover sth that was previously hidden or secret 发现;揭露;揭发 Police have uncovered a plot to kidnap the President's son. 警方发现了一起绑架总统之子的阴谋。 uncover uncovers uncovered uncovering un·cover / ʌnˈkʌvə(r) ; NAmE ʌnˈkʌvər /
LDC
uncoverun‧cov‧er /ʌnˈkʌvə $ -ər/ ●●○ verb [transitive]
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1to find out about something that has been kept secretdiscover:  Customs officials uncovered a plot to smuggle weapons into the country.2to remove the cover from something
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uncover

[ʌnˈkʌvə(r)]uncovered, uncovering, uncovers

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uncovered[3284] uncovering[563]
揭开(51%),揭露(49%)
vt.发现;揭开;揭露
vi.发现;揭示;揭去盖子

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