145　disclose

英音[dis'kləuz]；美音[di'skloz]

To make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

v.揭露，揭开，使显露，使暴露

同义reveal, expose反义conceal名词disclosure

解析：disclose来源于拉丁文dis-（不）+-clos/close（关闭），其字面意思为不关闭，即“揭开，使暴露”之意。

●reveal, expose与disclose含义基本相同，但用法不同。

reveal泄露的内容多是事先不为人知的秘密等。例如；The teacher revealed to his students the test results.（老师向学生透露了考试结果）。

expose是暴露，含有弃置、不予保护的意思；还可以指揭露某人的罪行。例如：We should not expose our children to horrors.（我们不应该让孩子看恐怖片。）

disclose是指公开、透露，其内容多指保密的或不便公开的事件真相。例如：He refused to disclose his name and address to the reporters.（他拒绝向记者透露他的姓名和住址。）