exposure
- exposure
noun
1 to sth harmful
ADJECTIVE
▪ high, massive
▪ maximum
▪ excessive
▪ increased
▪ low-level
▪ chronic (medical), long, long-term, prolonged
▪ brief, short-term
▪ constant, continued, continuous, regular, repeated
▪ cumulative
▪ chemical, radiation, sun
▪ asbestos, pesticide
▪ human
▪ long-term human exposure to mercury
▪ occupational
▪ 80% of patients with this form of cancer have had some occupational exposure to asbestos.
▪ prenatal (medical)
▪ prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke
VERB + EXPOSURE
▪ receive, suffer, suffer from
▪ She suffered a massive exposure to toxic chemicals.
▪ increase
▪ limit, minimize, reduce
▪ Banks will seek to minimize their exposure to risk.
▪ avoid
PREPOSITION
▪ exposure to
▪ The report recommends people to avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight.
2 to experience
ADJECTIVE
▪ brief
▪ greater
▪ limited
VERB + EXPOSURE
▪ give sb, provide
▪ get, have
▪ increase
PREPOSITION
▪ exposure to
▪ We try to give our children exposure to other cultures.
3 showing the truth
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪ full exposure of the links between government officials and the arms trade
▪ public
4 on TV, in newspapers, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ media, press, television
▪ regular (esp. BrE)
▪ He receives regular exposure in the papers.
VERB + EXPOSURE
▪ give sb/sth, provide
▪ The magazine aims to give exposure to the work of women artists.
▪ gain, get, have, receive
▪ a would-be television personality who is constantly trying to get media exposure
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exposure — exposure. См. облучение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
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