illuminate

英[ɪ'luːmɪneɪt] 美[ɪ'luːmɪneɪt]
  • vt. 照明;阐释;说明
illuminatingly illuminated illuminated illuminating illuminates
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星级词汇:
    n. (名词)
    1. 有专门知识的人
    2. 受到特别启迪的人
    v. (动词)
    1. 阐明,解释,说明
    2. 用(彩)灯装饰;用金色装饰
    3. 照亮,照射,照明
    4. 进行辐射
    5. 使光辉灿烂,使辉煌,使明亮
    6. 装置照明
    7. 启发,启蒙,使明白
    8. 使容光焕发,使生气勃勃,使快活,使活跃
    9. 兴奋
    10. 发光,发亮
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 使明亮; 照亮 give light to; throw light on
    2. vt. 装饰 ornament (buildings, streets, etc.) with lights for a special occasion
    3. vt. 说明,阐明 make clear

英英释义

Verb:
  1. make lighter or brighter;

    "This lamp lightens the room a bit"

  2. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear;

    "Could you clarify these remarks?"
    "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

  3. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

1. Our interesting teacher could illuminate almost any subject we studied.
我们这位有趣的老师几乎能解释清楚我们所学的所有科目.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. We illuminate the enemy plane with searchlights in order to shoot at it.
我们用探照灯照射敌机为的是向其射击.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.
他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。

来自辞典例句

4. Intelligent guessing saves time but even wrong guesses illuminate the problem.
正确的猜测能节省时间,但即使是错误的猜测也能对解决问题有所启发.

来自辞典例句

5. Tom squeezed his small body behind it in order to illuminate it for Becky's gratification.
汤姆挤到后边,好让贝基借着他的灯光看个够.

来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. plastic food
    2. A sudden smile illuminated her face.
      突然的微笑使她容光焕发。
    3. Footnotes illuminate the difficult passage of the book.
      脚注中解释了书中许多难懂的道理。
    4. Our interesting teacher could illuminate almost any subject we studied.
      我们这位有趣的老师几乎能解释清楚我们所学的所有科目。
    5. This article mostly illuminate the importance of brand innovation.
      本文章主要说明品牌创新的重要作用。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. The lamp illuminated the room.
      灯照亮了房间。
    2. A lot of electric lamps illuminated the stage.
      许多盏灯照着舞台。
    3. Torches illuminated the picnic areas.
      火把照亮了野餐地。
    4. The sun illuminates the sky.
      太阳照亮了天空。
    5. Footnotes illuminated the difficult passages of the text.
      脚注阐明了文中难解的段落。
    6. Our interesting teacher could illuminate almost any subject we studied.
      我们这位有趣的老师几乎能解释清楚我们所学的所有科目。
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    8. The whole city was illuminated in celebration of National Day.
      庆祝国庆节之际,全市一片灯火辉煌。
    9. The garden was illuminated by hundreds of small lamps.
      数百个小灯泡照亮了花园。
    10. Some old books and manuscripts were illuminated.
      有些古书及古旧抄稿配有各种装饰。
    11. We were greatly illuminated by the discussion.
      那次讨论使我们受到很大启发。
v. (动词)
  1. illuminate的基本意思是“使明亮”“照亮”,指用亮光去照耀黑暗之处而使之明亮,引申可表示“装饰”。illuminate还可指“说明,阐明”,即指解决难题、澄清疑问或模糊的观念等。
  2. illuminate通常只用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,常与with连用,可用于被动结构。
v. (动词)
illuminate, enlighten, illumine, illustrate, light, lighten
  • 这组词的共同意思是“照亮”。它们之间的区别是:illuminate指用光线照亮黑暗处,引申可指启发、阐明复杂或难懂的问题; illumine与illuminate同义,多为文学和诗歌用语; light多指照亮道路或某一处所; lighten也指使黑暗处明亮一些,常引申作诗歌用语; enlighten原指照耀,现只用于引申义指启发、开导或使人摆脱偏见、迷信等; illustrate指增加光泽,引申指美化或润色。
  • 用作动词 (v.)
    illuminate for (v.+prep.)
      给(某人)阐明 make clear for (sb)
    illuminate with (v.+prep.)
      用…阐明 make clear with (sth)
    用作动词 (v.)
    ~+名词 ~+副词 ~+介词