exposure
英 [ɪk'spəʊʒə; ek-]
美 [ɪk'spoʒɚ]
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1. ex- + pos- + -ure.
2. 字面含义：put out, place out, set forth. => leave without shelter or defense, exhibit openly.
- exposure (n.)
- c. 1600, "public exhibition," from expose (v.) + -ure. Sense of "situation with regard to sun or weather" is from 1660s. Photographic sense "act of exposing to light" is from 1839. Indecent exposure attested by 1825.
- 1. Their sporting reputation has suffered enormously from Johnson's exposure.
- 由于约翰逊东窗事发，他们的体育声誉受到了严重损害。
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- 2. At least two people died of exposure in Chicago overnight.
- 昨天晚上，芝加哥至少有两人冻死。
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- 3. Their cancers are not so clearly tied to radiation exposure.
- 他们的癌症是否和接触放射线有关还不太清楚。
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- 4. Continuous exposure to sound above 80 decibels could be harmful.
- 持续暴露在强度高于80分贝的噪声中可能有害。
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- 5. Daniel's early exposure to motor racing did not excite his interest.
- 丹尼尔早期与摩托车赛的接触并没有激发他的兴趣。
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