re·veal /rɪˈvi(ə)l/
 (vt.)露出,顯示,透露,揭露,泄露,(神)啟示窗側,門側


 Re·veal v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revealed p. pr. & vb. n. Revealing.]
 1. To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.
 Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown,
 She might not, would not, yet reveal her own.   --Waller.
 2. Specifically, to communicate (that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction or agency).
 Syn: -- To communicate; disclose; divulge; unveil; uncover; open; discover; impart; show.
 Usage: See Communicate. -- Reveal, Divulge. To reveal is literally to lift the veil, and thus make known what was previously concealed; to divulge is to scatter abroad among the people, or make publicly known. A mystery or hidden doctrine may be revealed; something long confined to the knowledge of a few is at length divulged. “Time, which reveals all things, is itself not to be discovered.” --Locke. “A tragic history of facts divulged.” --Wordsworth.


 Re·veal, n.
 1. A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.]
 2. Arch. The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb. [Written also revel.]

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 reveal
      v 1: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings
           out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the
           President's illegal dealings" [syn: uncover, {bring
           out, unveil]
      2: make known to the public information that was previously
         known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
         secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
         which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal
         how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news
         to her" [syn: disclose, let on, bring out, discover,
          expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, {let
         out]
      3: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies
         of the government" [syn: display, show]
      4: disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal
         his plans for Mankind"