暴露无遗

暴露無遺

bàolù-wúyí

idiom #31,634

Meanings

1 completely exposed, with nothing left hidden (idiom)
2 laid bare
3 fully revealed

Characters

to expose (to the open)

to reveal; disclose

to leave (behind); omission

Examples

HSK 4

在压力面前，他的缺点暴露无遗。

Zài yālì miànqián, tā de quēdiǎn bàolùwúyí.

Under pressure, his weaknesses were fully exposed.

HSK 5

调查报告一出，问题暴露无遗。

Diàochá bàogào yì chū, wèntí bàolùwúyí.

Once the investigation report came out, the problems were laid completely bare.

Tips

usage

Almost always used of negative things being revealed: 问题, 弱点, 矛盾, 真面目, 缺陷. Structure: [subject] 暴露无遗 - the idiom itself acts as a predicate. Contrast with 若隐若现 (half-visible).

Stroke Order

暴 bào

露 lù

无 wú

遗 yí