2N-VAR 揭露;披露;透露 The revelation of something is the act of making it known. 揭露;披露;透露
...following the revelation of his affair with a former secretary. [+ of]
在他和前秘书的私情被揭露之后
Further revelations are expected.
人们期待着真相的进一步披露。
3N-SING 意想不到的事物;非常好的事物 If you say that something you experienced was a revelation, you are saying that it was very surprising or very good. 意想不到的事物;非常好的事物
The noise, the buildings, the people, came as a revelation.
这里的噪音、建筑物和人都令人出乎意料。
Degas's work had been a revelation to her.
德加的作品曾经让她大开眼界。
4N-VAR (上帝的)启示,默示 A divine revelation is a sign or explanation from God about his nature or purpose. (上帝的)启示,默示
The whole system was based on divine revelation in the Scriptures.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + REVELATION | REVELATION + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤amazing, astonishing, embarrassing, sensational, shock, shocking, startling, sudden令人驚訝的/驚人的/令人尷尬的/引起轟動的/令人震驚的/駭人聽聞的/突然的揭露➤big, great大啟示◇There are no great revelations in the final chapter.最後一章沒有給人什麼大的啟示。➤fresh, latest, new, recent最新的揭露;近期的揭露;新的披露▸➤divine神的啟示◇He claimed to know these things by divine revelation.他聲稱通過神的啟示知道了這些事情。➤personal個人的啟示VERB + REVELATION➤come as, prove讓人大開眼界;證明出乎意料◇To many members of her audience, these performances must have come as a revelation.這些演出肯定會使她的許多觀眾大開眼界。REVELATION + VERB➤come內情被披露◇The embarrassing revelations came just hours before he was to make his speech.就在他要作演講之前幾個小時,令人尷尬的內情被披露了。PREPOSITION➤revelation about, revelation concerning有關⋯的揭露◇new revelations concerning their private lives對於他們私生活的最新披露➤revelation for對⋯來說出乎意料◇The demonstration proved something of a revelation for our teachers.這次示威從某種程度上說出乎我們老師的意料。➤revelation from來自⋯的啟示◇He claimed to have had a revelation from God.他聲稱從上帝那兒得到了啟示。➤revelation to對⋯來說出乎意料◇His acting ability was a revelation to us all.他的表演才能令我們所有人驚訝。