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noun [C, U] a substance
that is able or likely to cause an
explosion plastic explosives M '14 ‘ft 15 o
The bomb was packed with several pounds of high explosive. mm.
ex po
nent /ik'spaunant;
NAmE -'spou-/ noun 1 a person who supports
an idea, theory, etc. and persuades others that it is good (
£ , fi ^ # H771 proponent : She was a leading
exponent of free trade during her political career. MM.
ftft 2 a person who is
able to perform a
particular activity with skill ( zjfjEft ) tUft, cfcilrp: the most famous
exponent of the art of mime 3 (mathematics WO a
raised figure or symbol that
shows how many times a quantity must be multiplied by itself, for example the
figure 4 in a4
ex po
nen tial /.ekspa'nenjl/
adj. 1 (mathematics WO of or shown by an
exponent Eft; fttalfcilTk
Eft:
2
4 is an exponential expression. * 24
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verb /ik'sport; NAmE ik'sporrt/ 1 ~ (sth)
(to sb) to sell and send goods to another country ft P ; ft : [VN] The islands export
sugar and fruit. j&a^ilftft P#§|fl7jclpL
0 90%
of the engines are exported to
tgzjij ) : American pop music has
been exported around the world, H SI S
fem
M
tft W 0 3 [VN]
(computing if) to send data to
another program, changing its form so that the other program can read it $6ift;
#ft; EQ3 import
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noun /‘ekspoit; NAmE 'eksporrt/ 1 [u] the selling and
transporting of goods to another
country ft}
P ;
tfcj: a
ban on the export of live cattle it fg 41 ft P 9 Then the fruit is
packaged for export P
0 0
export earnings ft P O an export licence ft} P i^Rf-ffi 2 [C, usually pi.] a
product that is sold to another country ft} P A iPn; ft ft r°r : the country’s major
exports ilftR^nOfl/all
in
the value of exports ft P Ar°rfS
GEE import
ex port
ation /.ekspoi'teijn;
NAmE ,ekspo:r't-/ noun [U] the process of
sending goods to another country for sale ftp; ft ft H23 importation ex-port-er /ek'spoitaft); NAmE ek'spoirt-/ noun a person, company or
country that sells goods to another country ft P ; ft P A K] ; ftP|: the world’s largest/
major/leading exporter of cars tkIFr-AIIA&iJ / fill (ft / ft 0 o The country is now a
net exporter of fuel (= it exports more
than it imports). @ ft ft 0 o EH2 IMPORTER ex-pose CHw /ik'spauz; NAmE ik'spouz/ verb [VN]
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SHOW STH HIDDEN f,0 1 to show sth that is usually hidden H 0 ; & 0 ; 0 ft ETTA reveal : He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white
teeth. M
^
— %, 0ft—PffftEftyf-iS-o 0 Miles of sand are
exposed at low tide. f£
3k
o 0 My job as a journalist
is to expose the truth.
A
iS # Eft IR ^ Wt fk M A ¥ ^ o <> He did not
want to expose his fears and insecurity to anyone.
A&0M£ft»gA£o
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SHOW TRUTH #40 2
to tell the true facts about a person
or a situation, and show
them/it to be immoral, illegal, etc. #40; #4$: She was
exposed as a liar and a fraud. MiMMliEft® 0 He threatened to
expose the racism that
existed within the police force, -ffc
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TO STH HARMFUL AWt/ 3 ~ sb/sth/yourself (to sth) to put sb/sth in a place
or situation where they are not protected from sth harmful or unpleasant
filffilKS, fki!
Aik ) : to expose yourself to
ridicule
it g d 0 Do
not expose babies to strong sunlight. AH
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GIVE EXPERIENCE 4 ~
sb
to sth to let sb find out
about sth by giving them
experience of it or showing them what it is like fkSM; Ik'AlA We want to
expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible. IfcIllMih
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FILM IN CAMERA M ft kLK M 5 to allow light onto the film inside a camera when
taking a photograph B§ jt
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YOURSELF ft B 6 ~ yourself a man who exposes himself, shows his
sexual organs in public in a way that is offensive to other people
— see also exposure
ex-pose /ek’spaozei;
NAmE .ekspou’zei/ noun an account of the
facts of a situation, especially when these are shocking or have deliberately
been kept secret ( Xfm
im mm
ex-posed /ik'spauzd;
NAmE ik'spouzd/ adj. 1 (of a place M A) not
protected from the weather by trees, buildings or high ground AifilSMIlEKJ 2 (of
a person A) not
protected from attack or criticism J4 ^ Jk ^ U W ;
A ^ W : She was left feeling exposed and vulnerable.
If
0 3 (finance M) likely to
experience financial losses
ex
pos ition /.ekspa'zijn/
noun (formal) 1 [C,
u] a full explanation of a theory, plan, etc. ( Sife, it#]#Eft ) ^ ® :
a clear and detailed exposition of
their legal position TifMi
2 [C] an event at
which people, businesses, etc. show and sell their goods; a trade fair ( 7^
bp Eft ) l§l
pnp^a^;
ex
pos tu late /ik'spnstj'uleit;
NAmE ik'spais-/ verb [V, V speech] (formal) to argue, disagree or
protest about sth #• ifc; # ; tft iSC ►
ex-pos-tu-la-tion /ik.spDStJu'leiXn;
NAmE ik.spais-/ noun [u, C]
ex
pos ure /ik'spau3a(r); NAmE -'spou-/ noun
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TO STH HARMFUL ff A ft #4 1
[U] ~ (to
sth) the state of
being in a place or
situation where there is no protection from sth harmful or unpleasant ilH: (
Aik ) : prolonged
exposure to harmful radiation A: BtlHjicMWIlfifi <0 (finance
M) the company’s exposure on the foreign exchange markets (= to
the risk of making financial losses)
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SHOWING TRUTH f|I|| 2 [U] the state of having the
true facts about sb/sth
told after they have been hidden because they are bad, immoral or illegal #40: exposure
as a liar and a fraud § MM0
0
the exposure of illegal currency deals A A '/& 14 ft
mm
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ON TV/IN NEWSPAPERS, ETC. A ' 3 [U] the fact
of being discussed or
mentioned on television, in newspapers, etc. ( )
3^*1, Mltil
HT1 publicity : Her new movie
has had a lot of exposure in the media. <=
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MEDICAL CONDITION 4 [U] a medical condition
caused by being out in very
cold weather for too long without protection ; 'S. M : Two
climbers were brought in suffering from exposure. ft A 0 AfiS M
^ Tift Ac
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FILM IN CAMERA M ft #L K
" 5
[C]
a length of film in a camera that is used to take a photograph (
Eft)$fc)t, iE&)t, There are three exposures left
on this roll of film. 6 [C] the
length of time for which
light is allowed to reach the film when taking a photograph SH AN/h] : I used a long exposure
for this one.
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SHOWING STH HIDDEN f# '/ 7 [U] the act of showing
sth that is usually
hidden H 0 ; 10 — see also indecent
exposure
ex'posure meter noun a device for measuring the strength of
light in a place, so that you can calculate the exposure time when taking a photograph (• bb+S Eft ) u§AA, iWAA
ex-pound /ik'spaund/
verb ~ sth (to sb) | ~ on sth (formal) to explain sth by
talking about it in detail
IS ; # jA; f^J : [VN] He
expounded his views on the subject to me at great length.
A0<> [V] We listened as she
expounded on the government’s new policies.
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