illustrate
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈɪləstreɪt/
/ˈɪləstreɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they illustrate | /ˈɪləstreɪt/ /ˈɪləstreɪt/ |
| he / she / it illustrates | /ˈɪləstreɪts/ /ˈɪləstreɪts/ |
| past simple illustrated | /ˈɪləstreɪtɪd/ /ˈɪləstreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle illustrated | /ˈɪləstreɪtɪd/ /ˈɪləstreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form illustrating | /ˈɪləstreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɪləstreɪtɪŋ/ |
- to use pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book, etc.
加插图于；给（书等）做图表 - illustrate something She illustrated her own books.
她为自己的书配插图。 - illustrate something with something His lecture was illustrated with photos taken during the expedition.
他在演讲中使用了探险时拍摄的照片。
Topics Literature and writingb2- The new edition is heavily illustrated with photographs of aircraft.
新版本中插配有大量飞机照片。 - a collection of photographically illustrated magazines
一批插配照片的杂志 - a beautifully illustrated book
有精美插图的书
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- copiously
- generously
- heavily
- …
- by
- with
- illustrate something She illustrated her own books.
- to make the meaning of something clearer by using examples, pictures, etc.
（用示例、图画等）说明，解释 - illustrate something To illustrate my point, let me tell you a little story.
为了说明我的观点，让我来给你们讲个小故事。 - Last year's sales figures are illustrated in Figure 2.
图 2 显示了去年的销售数字。 - He is showing these silent films to help illustrate his story of survival.
他正在放映这些无声电影，用以更好地说明他劫后余生的过程。 - illustrate something with something Each topic is illustrated with concrete examples of economic practice.
每个主题都用具体的经济实践例子来说明。 - illustrate how, what, etc… Here's an example to illustrate what I mean.
这儿有个例子可以说明我的意思。
Language Bank illustrateillustrateReferring to a chart, graph or table描述图或表 - This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.
这个柱状图显示三个月期间人们乘坐公共交通往来的次数。
- This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.
- This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.
这个表比较了四月至六月公交车、火车和出租车的使用情况。
- This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.
- The results are shown in the chart below.
结果显示在下面的图表中。
- The results are shown in the chart below.
- In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.
在这个饼分图中，调查结果按年龄划分。
- In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.
- This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.
这个饼分图按年龄对调查结果进行分类。
- This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.
- As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.
从结果可以看出，年轻人比老年人乘坐公交车的频率更高。
- As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.
- According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.
从这些数字看，乘坐公交车出行占公共交通使用率的 60%。
- According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.
- From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.
从上图的数据明显看出：公交车是公共交通中使用最广泛的类型。
- From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.
Language Bank processprocessDescribing a process描述过程 - This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made.
这个图说明了造纸的过程。
- This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made.
- First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
首先，原木被运送到造纸厂，在那里去掉树皮，然后被切成木片。
- First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
- Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.
接下来，用化学品或磨浆机把木片化成浆。
- Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.
- Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed.
制浆过程使木材的内部结构分解，从而去除木材里的天然油。
- Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed.
- Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.
木材制成浆后，将其漂白以去除杂质。
- Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.
- The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.
下一步便是将纸浆送入制纸机，与水混合后再倒入金属传送带。
- The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.
- As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.
当纸浆沿传送带传送时，水分蒸发，使得固体物质沉到底部，形成一层纸。
- As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.
- At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.
这时，新出的纸仍然是湿的，故让其经过几个巨大的热滚筒，挤压脱水并同时烘干。
- At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.
- The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.
最后一步是将纸卷在巨大的卷轴上。
- The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- amply
- aptly
- brilliantly
- …
- serve to
- attempt to
- seek to
- …
- by
- to
- illustrate something To illustrate my point, let me tell you a little story.
- to show that something is true or that a situation exists
表明…真实；显示…存在 - illustrate something The incident illustrates the need for better security measures.
这次事件说明了加强安全措施的必要。 - illustrate how, what, etc… This story illustrates how little has changed.
这个故事说明了变化是多么小。 - illustrate that… These data illustrate that many parents are not aware of the risks.
这些数据表明，许多父母没有意识到风险。
- His question merely illustrates his ignorance of the subject.
他提的问题仅仅说明了他对这个学科的无知。 - The case tragically illustrates the dangers of fireworks.
这个案子悲剧性地说明了烟花爆竹的危险性。 - The dire consequences of chronic underfunding are nowhere better illustrated than in the nation's schools.
长期资金匮乏所造成的严重后果，在该国的中小学表现得最清楚不过了。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- amply
- aptly
- brilliantly
- …
- serve to
- attempt to
- seek to
- …
- by
- to
- illustrate something The incident illustrates the need for better security measures.
词源early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘illuminate, shed light on’): from Latin illustrat- ‘lit up’, from the verb illustrare, from in- ‘upon’ + lustrare ‘illuminate’.