Translation

• to take the lid off
• to expose
• to unmask

Synonyms

• 扬, 扬起, 高举
• 剖开, 剥, 剥离, 扒, 扒开
• 幂, 掀, 掀起, 撩, 撩开, 擤, 褰
• 揭发, 揭底, 揭开, 揭破, 揭秘, 揭露, 点破

Examples

• 他几乎从来没揭开过一本书。
  He hardly ever opens a book.
• 这种秘密总有一天会被揭露的。
  Such secrets are always eventually revealed.
• 它揭示了谣言的真相。
  It proved the truth of the rumor.
• 今天我们来揭开英文虚拟式的神秘面纱。
  Today, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.
• 他们所有的秘密都已经被揭晓了。
  All their secrets have been revealed.