[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.
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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。
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[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.
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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.
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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); NAmEʌnˈkʌvər/verb1uncoversth 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。2uncoversth 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。uncoveruncoversuncovereduncoveringun·cover/ʌnˈkʌvə(r); NAmEʌnˈkʌvər/
1to find out about something that has been kept secret → discover: Customs officials uncovered a plot to smuggle weapons into the country.2to remove the cover from something
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[ʌnˈkʌvə(r)]uncovered, uncovering, uncovers
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vt.发现;揭开;揭露
vi.发现;揭示;揭去盖子
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