bóc trần
Definition
- Verb:
- To expose / to reveal: To uncover and make known a hidden truth, secret, deception, or scheme, often with the intent of revealing dishonesty or wrongdoing.
- To strip bare / to lay bare: To remove all covering or pretense from something, leaving its true nature visible.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà báo đó đã bóc trần sự thật về vụ bê bối. (That journalist exposed the truth about the scandal.)
- Bài phóng sự bóc trần những thủ đoạn lừa đảo tinh vi. (The investigative report laid bare the sophisticated fraud tactics.)
- Anh ấy bóc trần âm mưu của đối thủ. (He exposed his rival's plot.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in contexts involving journalism, investigation, criticism, or debate, where something concealed or disguised is brought to light.
- It carries a strong connotation of revealing something negative, shameful, or manipulative that was intentionally hidden.
Variants and Related Words
Phơi bày (v): to lay bare, to expose. Often used interchangeably, though phơi bày can sometimes feel more like "displaying" something already visible, while bóc trần emphasizes the active act of removing a layer to reveal.
- Sự kiện này phơi bày nhiều yếu kém trong hệ thống. (This event exposed many weaknesses in the system.)
Vạch trần (v): to unmask, to expose. Very close in meaning to bóc trần, also focusing on revealing deceit.
- Cô ấy vạch trần bộ mặt giả tạo của hắn. (She unmasked his hypocritical face.)
Synonyms
- Expose: to make something secret or hidden known.
- Uncover: to discover something previously secret or unknown.
- Reveal: to make previously unknown or secret information known.
- Lay bare: to expose something completely.
Related Idioms
Bóc trần sự thật: to expose/reveal the truth.
- Nhiệm vụ của họ là bóc trần sự thật. (Their mission is to expose the truth.)
Bóc trần bản chất: to reveal the true nature.
- Hành động đó bóc trần bản chất thật của công ty. (That action revealed the company's true nature.)