n.

1. 暴露；暴晒[U][（+to）]
   The paint came off as the result of exposure to the rain.

   油漆因受雨淋而剥落了。

2. 揭露，揭发[U][C][（+of）]
   The newspaper's exposure of their crimes led to their arrest.

   报上揭露了他们的罪行，这些人因而被捕。

3. （商品等的）陈列[U]
4. 曝光；曝光时间；（照相）底片[C][U]
   How many exposures have you made?

   你照了几张像？

5. （住家等的）朝向，方位[C][U]
   She chose the room with an eastern exposure.

   她选了一间朝东的房间。

n.

1. the state of being exposed to harm or risk.
   ▸a physical condition resulting from being exposed to severe weather conditions.
2. the revelation of something secret.
   ▸the publicizing of information or an event.
3. the action of exposing a photographic film.
   ▸the quantity of light reaching a photographic film, as determined by shutter speed and lens aperture.
4. the direction in which a building faces.