◆to lay sth bare使某物露出
The clearing out of disused workshops laid bare thousands of Italianate glazed tiles.废弃的作坊拆除干净后, 露出了数千块意大利风格的釉面砖。
to lay sb/sth bare揭露某人∕某事
No one wants to expose themselves, lay their feelings bare.没有人想自我曝光, 把自己的感情公之于众。
The reality of the North-South divide was laid bare yesterday by a new government report.昨天, 一份新的政府报告把南北分歧的真实现状披露无遗。
The article laid bare the difficulty the government has had in financing the scheme.这篇文章透露了政府为该计划融资所遭遇的困难。