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Enlighten ɪnˈlaɪtn Enlightening ɪnˈlaɪtnɪŋ Verb Give Ing En·Light·En

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/ɪnla͟ɪt(ə)n/
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[VERB 动词]启发;开导;教化 To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.
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  • A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession...

    一些有献身精神的医生多年来一直努力指导业内同仁。

  • If you know what is wrong with her, please enlighten me.

    如果你知道她出什么问题了,请告诉我。

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  • ...an enlightening talk on the work done at the animal park...

    介绍动物园工作情况的启发性讲话

  • It can be an enormously enlightening and exciting experience.

    它会是一次非常有启发性、令人兴奋的经历。


Oxford en·light·en / ɪnˈlaɪtn ; NAmE ɪnˈlaɪtn / verb enlightensb ( formal) to give sb information so that they understand sth better 启发;开导;阐明 She didn't enlighten him about her background. 她未向他讲明自己的出身背景。 en·light·en·ing / ɪnˈlaɪtnɪŋ ; NAmE ɪnˈlaɪtnɪŋ / adjective It was a very enlightening interview. 那次面谈让人很受启发。 enlighten enlightens enlightened enlightening en·light·en / ɪnˈlaɪtn ; NAmE ɪnˈlaɪtn / en·light·en·ing / ɪnˈlaɪtnɪŋ ; NAmE ɪnˈlaɪtnɪŋ /
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enlightenen‧light‧en /ɪnˈlaɪtn/ verb [transitive]
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formal to explain something to someoneenlighten somebody as to/on/about something Baldwin enlightened her as to the nature of the experiment.enlightening adjective
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enlighten

[ɪnˈlaɪtn]enlightened, enlightening, enlightens

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enlightened[1788] enlightening[617]
启发(72%),开导(19%),教导(9%)
vt.启发,启蒙;教导,开导;照耀

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