illuminate

verb

/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they illuminate	/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/ /ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/
he / she / it illuminates	/ɪˈluːmɪneɪts/ /ɪˈluːmɪneɪts/
past simple illuminated	/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/ /ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/
past participle illuminated	/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/ /ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/
-ing form illuminating	/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ/

illuminate something (formal) to shine light on something照明；照亮；照射
- Floodlights illuminated the stadium.泛光灯照亮了体育场。
- The earth is illuminated by the sun.太阳照亮地球。
- The red glow of the sun beautifully illuminated the sky.太阳的红色光辉把天空照耀得十分美丽。
- The room was dimly illuminated by the soft glow of his bedside lamp.他床头的灯发出柔和的光，淡淡地照着整个房间。
- With the room fully illuminated, they students were able to see what they were doing.房间里光线充足，学生们能够看到他们在做什么。
- The corridor was illuminated by a single naked bulb.走廊被一个裸露的灯泡照亮了。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- brightly
- brilliantly
- clearly
- …
illuminate something (formal) to make something clearer or easier to understand阐明；解释 synonym clarify
- This text illuminates the philosopher's early thinking.这篇文章解释了这位哲学家的早期思想。
- These confessions serve to illuminate his argument.这些告白用以阐明他的观点。
- an incident which greatly illuminated the problems we faced极为清楚地揭示出我们所面临问题的事件
- His explanation obscured more than it illuminated.他的解释模糊不清。
- The study of language can help to illuminate how the human mind works.对语言的研究有助于阐明人类思维是如何运作的。
- This area of medicine has been greatly illuminated by recent advances in genetics.遗传学的最新进展极大地阐明了医学的这一领域。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- greatly
verb + illuminate
- help (to)
- serve to
illuminate something to decorate a street, building, etc. with bright lights for a special occasion用彩灯装饰
illuminate something (literary) to make a person’s face, etc. seem bright and excited使容光焕发 synonym light up (2)
- Her smile illuminated her entire being.微笑使她整个人神采奕奕。
Topics Feelingsc2

词源late Middle English: from Latin illuminat- ‘illuminated’, from the verb illuminare, from in- ‘upon’ + lumen, lumin- ‘light’.