irradiate

irradiate
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (常作 be irradiated)expose to radiation
    用射线照射
    ■expose (food) to gamma rays to kill micro-organisms
    用伽马射线处理(食物)以杀死微生物
  2. illuminate (something) by or as if by shining light on it
    照耀,照亮
    sunlight streamed down through stained glass, irradiating the faces of family and friends.
    阳光穿过彩色的玻璃流淌进来,照亮了家人和朋友们的面容。
派生
irradiative
[-dɪətɪv]
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'emit rays, shine upon'): from Latin irradiat- 'shone upon', from the verb 'irradiare', from in- 'upon' + radiare 'to shine' (from radius 'ray')
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