il·lu·mi·nate
verb/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/
/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/
Verb Forms
| 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。
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.
当房间完全照亮时，学生们能够看到他们在做什么。 - The corridor was illuminated by a single naked bulb.
走廊里只有一个裸露的灯泡照明。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- brightly
- brilliantly
- clearly
- …
- Floodlights illuminated the stadium.
- illuminate something (formal) to make something clearer or easier to understand
阐明；解释 - 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.
他的解释与其说是阐明，不如说是晦涩难懂。 - The study of language can help to illuminate how the human mind works.
语言研究有助于阐明人类思维的运作方式。 - 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
- help (to)
- serve to
- This text illuminates the philosopher's early thinking.
- 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 - Her smile illuminated her entire being.
微笑使她整个人神采奕奕。
- Her smile illuminated her entire being.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin illuminat- ‘illuminated’, from the verb illuminare, from in- ‘upon’ + lumen, lumin- ‘light’.