illuminate 详细解释
illuminate
[i'lju:mineit]
vt.照明, 阐释, 说明
vt.
1. 照亮; 照射
Moonlight illuminated the valley.
月光照亮了山谷。
2. 用灯装饰(房屋等)[(+with)]
The streets were illuminated for the celebration.
街道为庆祝张灯结彩。
3. 阐明; 启发
We were greatly illuminated by the discussion.
这次讨论对我们启发很大。
4. 使辉煌; 使容光焕发
A smile illuminated her face.
微笑使她容光焕发。
5. 用金色(或鲜明色彩, 图案等)装饰(起首字母, 手稿等)
vi.
1. 照亮
2. 用灯装饰
3. 兴奋
词形变化
副词: illuminatingly | 动词过去式: illuminated | 动词过去分词: illuminated | 动词现在分词: illuminating | 动词第三人称单数: illuminates |
词义辨析
同义:
vt.照亮; 照射
vt.阐明; 澄清
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反义参见:
英英释义
动词 illuminate:
make lighter or brighter
同义词:light, illume, illumine, light up
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
同义词:clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, elucidate
add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
补充
illuminateilluminate英:[iˈlju:mineit] 美:[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。例句
1. The sandstone walls were illuminated by moonlight.砂岩墙被月光照亮。 2. No streetlights illuminated the street.没有路灯给街道照明。 3. The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning.漆黑的夜空被之字形闪电照亮。 4. The author's aim is to illuminate the period through these characters.作者的目的是通过这些人物来阐明那个时代的情况。 5. The instructors use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.教员利用游戏和图画把主题讲清楚。 6. The Christmas tree will be illuminated by 1,000 twinkling lights.圣诞树将用1,000盏闪烁的电灯来装饰。 7. The manuscripts had been illuminated by medieval monks.这些手稿曾由中世纪修道士装饰过。 8. The floor lights will illuminate in the event of a power loss.一旦停电, 落地灯就会亮起来。 9. In the countryside, houses are still illuminated by oil lamps.在农村,房屋仍然靠油灯照明。 10. a poorly illuminated room灯光暗淡的房间 11. He was greatly illuminated by the works.该作品让他受到很大启发。 12. The author illuminates the subject with many examples.作者用许多例子来阐明该主题。 13. The streets were illuminated for the celebration.街上张灯结彩以进行庆祝。 14. A smile illuminated Grandpa's face.微笑使爷爷看去容光焕发。 15. a flash of lightning illuminated the house.一道闪电照亮了屋子。 16. his face was illuminated by a smile.他的脸庞被笑容点亮。 17. a most illuminating discussion.一次最能阐明问题的讨论。 18. The palace was illuminated by spotlights.聚光灯把皇宫照得通亮。 19. Candles illuminate [=light] the church.烛光照亮了教堂。 20. the part of the moon illuminated by the sun月球上被太阳照射的那一部分 21. A university study has illuminated the problem.一项大学研究已经阐明了这个问题。 22. The lecture was very illuminating.这次讲座非常有启发性。 23. an illuminating discussion富于启发性的讨论