Definition

1. Verb:
   • To expose, to reveal: To make something known or visible that was previously hidden, concealed, or secret, such as weaknesses, contradictions, or one's true strength.
   • To show, to display: To outwardly express or manifest internal feelings, thoughts, or sentiments.
   • To bare, to lay open: To uncover or confess something deeply personal or private, such as one's heart or mistakes.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giữ bí mật, không bộc lộ lực lượng. (Keep it a secret, do not expose your strength.)
  • Mâu thuẫn đã tự bộc lộ. (The contradiction has revealed itself.)
  • Cô ấy bộc lộ tình cảm của mình qua một bức thư. (She showed her feelings through a letter.)
  • Anh ấy quyết định bộc lộ nỗi niềm tâm sự. (He decided to bare his heart.)

Advanced Usage

• "bộc lộ hết lỗi lầm": to make a clean breast of one's mistakes; to fully confess one's faults.

  • Cuối cùng, anh ta đã bộc lộ hết lỗi lầm của mình. (Finally, he made a clean breast of all his mistakes.)

• "bộc lộ bản chất": to reveal one's true nature.

  • Hành động đó đã bộc lộ bản chất thật của hắn. (That action revealed his true nature.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lộ ra (v): to come to light, to be exposed. Often used for facts or information becoming known.

  • Sự thật cuối cùng cũng lộ ra. (The truth finally came to light.)

• Thể hiện (v): to express, to manifest. More general than "bộc lộ," often used for expressing ideas, talents, or emotions in a controlled manner.

  • Cô ấy thể hiện tài năng âm nhạc. (She expresses her musical talent.)

Synonyms

• Reveal: To make known something that was secret or unknown.
• Disclose: To allow something to be seen or known.
• Manifest: To show a feeling, quality, or condition clearly.
• Express: To convey a thought or feeling in words or by gestures.

Related Idioms

• Bộc lộ ruột gan: To bare one's soul; to reveal one's innermost thoughts and feelings.

  • Trong buổi trò chuyện, cô ấy đã bộc lộ ruột gan mình. (During the talk, she bared her soul.)

• Bộc lộ điểm yếu: To show one's weak point; to expose a vulnerability.

  • Đừng bao giờ bộc lộ điểm yếu trước đối thủ. (Never show your weak point to an opponent.)

verb

1. To expose, to bare, to show
   • giữ bí mật không bộc lộ lực lượng
     to keep secrets and not to expose one's strength
   • mâu thuẫn đã tự bộc lộ
     the contradiction has bared itself
   • bộc lộ một số nhược điểm
     to show some shortcomings
   • bộc lộ tình cảm
     to show one's sentiment
   • bộc lộ nỗi niềm tâm sự
     to bare one's heart
   • bộc lộ hết lỗi lầm
     to make a clean breast of one's mistakes