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illuminate vt.照明,照亮,阐明,说明,使灿烂,以灯火装饰(街道等) vi.照亮 Originally, the verb illuminate referred to decorating handwritten manuscripts with bright lettering or pictures. Monks illuminated manuscripts with colors like gold, silver, bright red, and blue. Nowadays you can illuminate anything in the dark — either literally or figuratively. If you are afraid of the dark, illuminate your bedroom. In the dark when it comes to Organic Chemistry? Get an illuminating tutor. ★☆☆☆☆ 2014.4

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[i'lu:mineit] To illuminate is to light up — with physical light or with an idea. A spotlight might illuminate an actor on stage, and a good Chemistry teacher might illuminate students with a lesson on the atomic structure of hydrogen. The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education. Yet its report may well set back reform by obscuring the depth and breadth of the challenge that congress asked it to illuminate. 1[VERB 动词]照亮；照明；照射 To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]No streetlights illuminated the street...这条街上没有照明的路灯。The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning.叉状的闪电照亮了黑沉沉的天空。2[VERB 动词]阐释；说明 If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。illuminatingHis autobiography provides an illuminating insight into his mind.他的自传可以让读者深入洞察他的精神世界。

英语单词	illuminate
英美音标	[i'lu:mineit]
中文释义	vt.照明,照亮,阐明,说明,使灿烂,以灯火装饰(街道等) vi.照亮
vocab简明	To illuminate is to light up — with physical light or with an idea. A spotlight might illuminate an actor on stage, and a good Chemistry teacher might illuminate students with a lesson on the atomic structure of hydrogen.
vocab扩展	Originally, the verb illuminate referred to decorating handwritten manuscripts with bright lettering or pictures. Monks illuminated manuscripts with colors like gold, silver, bright red, and blue. Nowadays you can illuminate anything in the dark — either literally or figuratively. If you are afraid of the dark, illuminate your bedroom. In the dark when it comes to Organic Chemistry? Get an illuminating tutor.
真题原句	The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education. Yet its report may well set back reform by obscuring the depth and breadth of the challenge that congress asked it to illuminate.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]照亮；照明；照射 To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] No streetlights illuminated the street... 这条街上没有照明的路灯。 The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning. 叉状的闪电照亮了黑沉沉的天空。 2 [VERB 动词]阐释；说明 If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject. 他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。 illuminating His autobiography provides an illuminating insight into his mind. 他的自传可以让读者深入洞察他的精神世界。
来源	2014.4

Illuminate Light Illuminating Manuscripts Bright Dark Verb 动词