#头条创作挑战赛#

每日一词 | illustrate

高中 CET4 CET6 考研

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例句

1. His lecture was illustrated with photos taken during the expedition.

他在演讲中使用了探险时拍摄到的照片。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

2. Each topic is illustrated with concrete examples of economic practice.

每个主题都用经济实践的具体例子加以说明。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

3. His question merely illustrates his ignorance of the subject.

他的问题仅仅说明了他在这个问题上的无知。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

基本释义

[v.]

1. to use pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book, etc.

2. to make the meaning of something clearer by using examples, pictures, etc.

3. to show that something is true or that a situation exists

[动词]

1. 给……作插图

2. （用示例、图画等）说明；解释

3. 表明；真实；显示……存在

派生词

illustrator: n. a person who draws or paints pictures for books, etc. 插图画家

Illustrative: adj. helping to explain something or show it more clearly 说明的；解释性的

illustration: n. a drawing or picture in a book, magazine, for decoration or to explain something 图解；图示

互动问题

1.这句话中的illustrate为何意？

He has illustrated the book with black-and-white photographs.

2.你能否准确翻译出这句话的含义呢？试一试，在留言区写下来吧！

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