| 单词 | illuminate |
| 释义 | illuminate (ɪluːmɪneɪt ) Word forms: illuminates , illuminating , illuminated 1. verb To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible. [formal] No streetlights illuminated the street. [VERB noun] The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning. [VERB noun] Synonyms: light up, light, brighten, irradiate 2. verb If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it. [formal] They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject. [VERB noun] Synonyms: explain, interpret, make clear, clarify illuminating adjective His autobiography provides an illuminating insight into his mind. Synonyms: informative, revealing, enlightening, helpful Collocations: illuminate a path The five craft illuminate the path ahead and can group together for extra brightness. The Sun These poems illuminate the path of life. Times, Sunday Times The inner helix uses white light to illuminate a path for pedestrians. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The printing house was both workplace and diversion, where on evenings of 'festino', orchestras played and candles illuminated the paths to a bucolic idyll. The Times Literary Supplement In your chart you have an ambitious sun, plus a stable moon that illuminates your path and turns a one-way ticket into a thrilling two-person adventure. The Sun As a substitute, searchlights were used to illuminate the sky. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We then looked up and saw these exhibition-style fireworks illuminating the sky, which was unusual given that it was a lovely day. Times, Sunday Times On the day of his birth, the entire region witnessed two solar orbs illuminating the sky. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At this time the sun no longer illuminates the sky, and thus no longer interferes with astronomical observations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the countdown was completed, fireworks rumbled and illuminated the skies overhead. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Soft light illuminates a gentle landscape and limestone villages. Times, Sunday Times A collimated beam of monochromatic light illuminates the two flats, and a beam splitter allows the fringes to be viewed on-axis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Series of lights switch off until only one light illuminates the remaining disguise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If nearly all of the trunks in a trunk group are in use, the light illuminates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then very slowly an orange light illuminates the eye windows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Your thoughts go deeper as the sun illuminates your chart of secrets. The Sun The rising sun illuminates a pattern of ridges and valleys in the landscape. Times, Sunday Times As the sun illuminates things that were previously hidden, you discover a secret talent. The Sun The sun illuminates your sign and you are full of positive energy, ready to work towards shared success. The Sun The chance to try something new - at work or a charity fundraiser - brings out abilities you didn't know you had, as the sun illuminates the hidden part of your chart. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 照亮 Japanese: 照らす光を |
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