To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible.
例句
No streetlights illuminated the street...這條街上沒有照明的路燈。The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning.叉狀的閃電照亮了黑沉沉的天空。
VERB
闡釋;說明
If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it.
例句
They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.他們用游戲和圖畫來闡明他們的主題。
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
使明亮; 照亮
A lot of electric lamps illuminated the stage.許多盞燈照著舞臺。Torches illuminated the picnic areas.火把照亮了野餐地。The sun illuminates the sky.太陽照亮了天空。
裝飾
The old librarian illuminated some old books and manuscripts.這個(gè)老圖書館員把一些古書和舊抄稿加上各種裝飾。
說明, 闡明
Footnotes illuminated the difficult passages of the text.腳注闡明了文中難解的段落。Our interesting teacher could illuminate almost any subject we studied.我們這位有趣的老師幾乎能解釋清楚我們所學(xué)的所有科目。
英英詞典釋義
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)