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illuminate

verb
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they illuminate
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/
he / she / it illuminates
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪts/
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past simple illuminated
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/
past participle illuminated
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/
-ing form illuminating
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ/
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  1. 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • 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.在房间完全照明的情况下，他们的学生能够看到自己在做什么。
    • The corridor was illuminated by a single naked bulb.走廊被一个裸露的灯泡照亮。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • brightly
    • brilliantly
    • clearly
    • …
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  2. 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • 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.对语言的研究可以帮助阐明人的思维方式。
    • 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这一医学领域。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • greatly
    verb + illuminate
    • help (to)
    • serve to
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  3. illuminate something to decorate a street, building, etc. with bright lights for a special occasion用彩灯装饰
  4. 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
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin illuminat- ‘illuminated’, from the verb illuminare, from in- ‘upon’ + lumen, lumin- ‘light’.