re‧veal W1 AC / rɪvil / 动词 [及物动词]

1 to make known something that was previously secret or unknown 反义词 conceal :

He may be prosecuted for revealing secrets about the security agency.

a test that can reveal a teacher’s hidden skills

reveal (that)

He revealed that he had been in prison twice before.

reveal yourself (as/to be something)

The violinist revealed himself as a talented interpreter of classical music.

2 to show something that was previously hidden 反义词 conceal :

The curtain opened to reveal the grand prize.

THESAURUS

reveal to let someone know about something that is secret or has not been known until now : Doctors are not allowed to reveal confidential information. | It was revealed that he had smoked marijuana at college.

tell to talk about something to someone, so that they know about it : Don’t tell anyone about this just yet. | Shall I tell you a secret?

disclose formal to publicly reveal something such as a fact or a name that has been kept secret : The terms of the agreement have not yet been disclosed. | The agent did not disclose that there had been a violent crime in the house.

divulge / /daɪvʌldʒ, də-/ / formal to reveal important or personal information which was previously secret or unknown : The bank has refused to divulge its plans. | I’m afraid I cannot divulge what was said to me.

make something public to tell people about important information, especially after it has been kept secret : Apparently they were engaged for some time before making it public. | The government has agreed that sources of financing should in future be made public.

leak to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc, when a government or other organization wants to keep it secret : The contents of the email were leaked to the press. | A man was charged today with leaking official secrets.

give something away ( also spill the beans informal ) to tell someone something that you want to keep secret : He was careful not to give away any trade secrets. | I’m not going to give away how much I paid for it!

let slip informal to accidentally tell someone about something : He let slip that he was envious of his older brother.