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Illuminating 英 ɪ'Luːmɪneɪtɪŋ] 美 ɪ'Luːmɪneɪtɪŋ Adj.照亮的;启蒙的;照明的 动词illuminate的现在分词形式 Searchlights Glared

英语单词 illuminating
英美音标 英 [ɪ'luːmɪneɪtɪŋ] 美 [ɪ'luːmɪneɪtɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.照亮的;启蒙的;照明的
动词illuminate的现在分词形式.
英语例句 (1) The searchlights glared, illuminating the prison yard.
中文例句 (1) 探照灯发出强光,照亮监狱场地。
vocabulary简明 Something that's illuminating makes you better informed, more aware, or more inspired. An illuminating documentary film gives you all kinds of new information about its subject.
vocabulary扩展 Describe things as illuminating when they clarify the situation or explain the facts. A long conversation with someone you don't know well can be illuminating, helping you understand her much better. Likewise, studying the details of any subject, whether it's dog training or art history, is also illuminating. The verb illuminate means "light up," and it comes from the Latin word illuminare, "to throw into light or make bright," which is also figuratively used to mean "illustrate."

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