transpire

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tran·spire /trænˈspaɪə $ -ˈspaɪr/ verb  1  it transpires that formalFIND OUT if it transpires that something is true, you discover that it is true 现已清楚，现已泄露，被人所知 It now transpires that he kept all the money for himself. 事实已经清楚，他把所有的钱都据为己有了。2  HAPPEN[intransitive] formal to happen 【正式】发生 Exactly what transpired remains unknown. 究竟发生了什么一直无人知晓。3. [intransitive, transitive] technicalHBAHBP when a plant transpires, water passes through the surface of its leaves 【术语】〔植物〕蒸腾→ See Verb table

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transpire• I was surprised at what transpired.• He arrived after supper that evening, having spent the previous night, it transpired, at Sigouri.• Now it transpires he owns a portfolio of around eight properties that he either lives in or rents out.• It transpired in backyards and on doorsteps and inside offices as well as in the classroom.• Seven days transpire in the course of the play.• It transpired later that the social workers were all under instruction to have identification.• As it transpired though, he was to find the lease of the le Fleming mines unavailable.Origin transpire (1400-1500) Old French transpirer, from Latin spirare “to breathe”

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transpire
tran‧spire /trænˈspaɪə $ -ˈspaɪr/ verb1. it transpires that formal if it transpires that something is true, you discover that it is true:
    It now transpires that he kept all the money for himself.
2. [transitive] formal to happen:
    Exactly what transpired remains unknown.
3. [intransitive and transitive] technical when a plant transpires, water passes through the surface of its leaves

tran·spireBrE /trænˈspaɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /trænˈspaɪər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they transpire BrE /trænˈspaɪə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /trænˈspaɪər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it transpires BrE /trænˈspaɪəz/ 🔊 NAmE /trænˈspaɪərz/ 🔊past simple transpired BrE /trænˈspaɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /trænˈspaɪərd/ 🔊past participle transpired BrE /trænˈspaɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /trænˈspaɪərd/ 🔊 -ing form transpiring BrE /trænˈspaɪərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /trænˈspaɪərɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) [transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) ~ that… if it transpires that sth has happened or is true, it is known or has been shown to be true 公开；透露；为人所知◆It transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank. 据报这伙歹徒在银行里有内应。🔊🔊◆This story, it later transpired, was untrue. 后来得知，此事纯属凭空假造。🔊🔊 [intransitive] to happen 发生◆You're meeting him tomorrow? Let me know what transpires. 你明天和他见面吗？把见面的情况告诉我。🔊🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (biology 生物) when plants or leaves transpire, water passes out from their surface （植物）水分蒸发，蒸腾