释义 |
enlightenen‧light‧en /ɪnˈlaɪtn/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEenlighten |
Present | I, you, we, they | enlighten | | he, she, it | enlightens | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | enlightened | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have enlightened | | he, she, it | has enlightened | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had enlightened | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will enlighten | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have enlightened |
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Present | I | am enlightening | | he, she, it | is enlightening | | you, we, they | are enlightening | Past | I, he, she, it | was enlightening | | you, we, they | were enlightening | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been enlightening | | he, she, it | has been enlightening | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been enlightening | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be enlightening | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been enlightening |
- I see teaching as an opportunity to enlighten students, not just inform them.
- Although it covers everything from Texas to California, the Arizona section is especially enlightening.
- His speeches at maneuver conferences were always logical and enlightening, and one could not help respecting his extraordinary ability.
- It can also be enlightening to ask about the circumstances of the original referral.
- Students would have been in the position of enlightening the faculty, and that would disrupt the existing hierarchy.
- They enlighten us on the mystery, we are grateful to them, we trust them and then we buy their product.
- Trying two or three jobs at once can be an enlightening experience.
providing a lot of information► informative providing a lot of new or useful information: · The lecture was very informative and helpful.· Jim found the library staff friendly and informative.· The informative newsletter is published once every two months. ► enlightening formal providing a lot of new or useful information: · The President described his conversation with the Russian leader as enlightening.· She has given us some truly enlightening insights into the subject of personality disorders. ADVERB► more· The tutorial programs in Boston were using them and so were many of the more enlightened private schools.· Outside a federal printing office they prayed that Congress would embrace more enlightened poverty policies.· It is a decidedly loving look that Taylor takes, which may not assuage the sensibilities of a supposedly more enlightened age. formal to explain something to someoneenlighten somebody as to/on/about something Baldwin enlightened her as to the nature of the experiment.—enlightening adjective |