illuminate

illuminateilluminateD.J.:[iˈlju:mineit]K.K.:[ɪˈluməˌnet]vt.1.■使明亮; 照亮A lot of electric lamps illuminated the stage.许多盏灯照着舞台。Torches illuminated the picnic areas.火把照亮了野餐地。The sun illuminates the sky.太阳照亮了天空。2.■装饰The old librarian illuminated some old books and manuscripts.这个老图书馆员把一些古书和旧抄稿加上各种装饰。3.■说明, 阐明Footnotes illuminated the difficult passages of the text.脚注阐明了文中难解的段落。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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illuminate[i'lju:mineit]vt.1.■照明，照亮；照射：In the countryside, houses are still illuminated by oil lamps.在农村，房屋仍然靠油灯照明。a poorly illuminated room灯光暗淡的房间2.■启发；阐明，解释：He was greatly illuminated by the works.该作品让他受到很大启发。The author illuminates the subject with many examples.作者用许多例子来阐明该主题。3.■用灯装饰：The streets were illuminated for the celebration.街上张灯结彩以进行庆祝。4.■使容光焕发；使有光彩：A smile illuminated Grandpa's face.微笑使爷爷看去容光焕发。5.■用金色(或银色、色彩、图案等)装饰(书籍、手稿等)6.■使受(雷达、声呐等)辐射探测vi.1.■照亮2.■用灯装饰3.■兴奋adj.1.■[古语]被照亮的2.■[废语]受到启迪的n.1.■[古语](自称)受到特别启迪的人，(自称)先知先觉的人变形adj.变形vt.illuminatedilluminating

illuminateilluminate[iˈlju:mineit]vt.1.■照亮, 照明2.■使光辉灿烂; 使显赫3.■[英]用灯照明, 装饰; (用饰字、饰画)装饰(书、稿)4.■阐明, 说明(问题等)5.■启迪, 启发, 启蒙6.■使受辐射照射The streets were illuminated for the celebration.街道灯火通明以示庆祝。

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词性变化illuminate[iˈlju:mineit]vi.1.■照亮2.■进行辐射照射n.1.■具有(或自称具有)非凡见识的人

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继承用法illuminative[ɪˈlju:mɪnətɪv]adj.