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释义
illustrationil‧lus‧tra‧tion /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/ ●●○ AWL noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The new encyclopedia is full of color illustrations and photographs.
  • Who did the illustrations for the book? They're lovely.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • In the illustration, the pullover is shown with the motif in allover repeat, using the central row of diamonds version.
  • So there was often an element of delusion about zoological illustration.
  • Taken as a set, the most critical performance-driven distinctions that emerge from the illustrations operate at two levels.
  • The illustration of the horizontal organization presents the richest contrast to that of the vertical.
  • The best illustration of what the relationship involved is found in the careers of two esquires, Nicholas Molyneux and John Winter.
  • They are beyond and outside what was obligatory book illustration.
  • Two simple illustrations may be given.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
something that you mention because it is typical of the kind of thing that you are talking about: · The hall is a perfect example of medieval architecture.· There are many ways in which technology has changed our lives. The car is an obvious example.· This painting is a typical example of Picasso’s work in his Blue Period.
an example of something that happens, especially something bad: · There have been some cases of women employees being fired because they are pregnant.· In one case a man was charged $2,000 for a simple medical check-up.· Recent government spending on schools is a classic case of too little, too late.
an example of a particular kind of situation or event, especially something bad. Instance is more formal than case: · Some users of Ecstasy have actually died, but such instances are very rare.· The report describes instances of discrimination.· In a few rare instances, the disease can cause death.
something, especially a story or situation, that you use as an example: · As an illustration of this, consider the following example.· He mentioned the recent events in the Middle East by way of illustration (=as an example).
shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, especially as a piece of art, and often showing what someone or something looks like: · a picture of a horse· He painted the picture in 1890, just before he died.
a picture drawn with a pencil, pen etc: · We had to do a drawing of a sunflower.
a picture that is drawn quickly: · I made a quick sketch of the kind of room we wanted.
a picture made using paint: · The painting now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art.· Picasso did several paintings of her.
a picture of a person: · The portrait was painted by Rembrandt.
a picture of a place, especially in the countryside or the mountains: · Constable painted mainly landscapes.
a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine that tells a story or a joke: · A cartoon in the New York Times showed the president talking to Osama Bin Laden.
a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a story: · Charles Schultz was famous for his cartoon strip about Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
a funny drawing of someone that makes a part of someone’s face or body look bigger, worse etc than it really is, especially in a funny way: · He is famous for his caricatures of politicians.
a picture in a book: · The book has over 100 pages of illustrations, most of them in colour.
a large picture printed on paper that you stick to a wall as decoration: · old movie posters· There were lots of posters of pop bands on her bedroom wall.
a picture that is usually produced on a printing press, and is one of a series of copies of the same picture: · a limited edition of lithographic prints by John Lennon
a picture – used especially when talking about what the picture is like, or the effect it has on you: · He produced some memorable images.· a beautiful image· Some of the images are deeply disturbing.
pictures or photographs, especially ones that have been produced to be used in a book or magazine: · We are still waiting for the artwork to come back from the printers.
something that you mention because it is typical of the kind of thing that you are talking about: · The hall is a perfect example of medieval architecture.· There are many ways in which technology has changed our lives. The car is an obvious example.· This painting is a typical example of Picasso’s work in his Blue Period.
an example of something that happens, especially something bad: · There have been some cases of women employees being fired because they are pregnant.· In one case a man was charged $2,000 for a simple medical check-up.· Recent government spending on schools is a classic case of too little, too late.
an example of a particular kind of situation or event, especially something bad. Instance is more formal than case: · Some users of Ecstasy have actually died, but such instances are very rare.· The report describes instances of discrimination.· In a few rare instances, the disease can cause death.
something, especially a story or situation, that you use as an example: · As an illustration of this, consider the following example.· He mentioned the recent events in the Middle East by way of illustration (=as an example).
Longman Language Activatorwhat you say when you give an example
use this when you are giving an example: · There are lots of famous buildings in Kyoto, for example the Golden Pavilion and the Tyoanyi Temple.· There are some tasks which are your responsibility. For instance, it's up to you to dismantle furniture and take down curtains.
written use this when you are giving an example or a series of examples. In British English, people usually write eg ; in American English people usually write e.g.: · Make sure you eat foods that contain protein, e.g. meat, cheese, fish, milk, or eggs.· This course includes a study of basic language skills (eg speaking and listening).
especially written used when you want to give one or two typical examples of something but not all the examples that are possible: · It is difficult to get even basic foods such as sugar and bread.· People's ability to do the tests is influenced by factors such as age, sex, and ethnic background.
especially spoken used in spoken English when you are giving a example which is typical of what you mean: · We could cook something easy, like pasta.· We still haven't settled a number of problems, like who is going to be in charge here while I'm away.
spoken say this when you are talking about something and you want to give an example of a certain type of situation, person etc, in order to prove what you are saying is correct: · I can think of lots of people who got worse grades than you and still have good jobs. Take Julie.take somebody/something for example: · Take me for example. I've never relied on other people for help.
a particular person, situation etc that is a case in point , is a very good or typical example of what you have just mentioned: · Some birds have returned to England after once being extinct here. The return of the osprey is a case in point.· Some women have managed to achieve success in football. A case in point is Anne Spencer.
formal if you name a particular situation, person etc by way of illustration , you want to use them as a way of explaining what you mean: · Other countries have totally different laws on abortion. By way of illustration let us look at the cases of Germany and Japan.
if you say to name but a few after giving several examples of something, you mean that these are just a few examples of what you mean and there are many more: · So many industries have been hit in the recession. Steel, coal, construction, to name but a few.
a picture that you paint or draw
a painting or drawing: · Van Gogh's "Sunflowers' is one of the most famous pictures in the world.· an early picture by the French Impressionist painter Claude Monetpicture of: · There was a picture of a windmill on the bedroom wall.somebody's picture (=a painting or drawing of someone): · The house belonged to the Duke of Wellington, and his picture hangs in the hall.draw/paint a picture: · I didn't know the word in Japanese so I drew a little picture.do a picture spoken (=draw or paint a picture): · Daisy did a lovely picture of a cat at school today.
a picture that someone has painted: · an exhibition of paintings by French artists· The museum has an impressive collection of early 20th century American paintings.painting of: · a painting of the Grand Canal in Venice by Canaletto· Gaugin is famous for his paintings of native women on the Pacific island of Tahiti.do a painting: · Dali did several paintings of his wife.
a picture that has been drawn using a pen or pencil: · The classroom was bright and cheerful, with childrens' drawings on the walls.drawing of: · On the wall was a drawing of a woman's head by Matisse.do a drawing: · Degas did a series of drawings of dancers at the ballet school in Paris.
a picture consisting of a few lines drawn quickly with a pen or pencil: sketch of: · I thought your sketches of the garden were very attractive.do/make a sketch: · The architect did a sketch of how the building will look when it's finished.quick/rough sketch (=a sketch done very quickly): · Gabriella did a quick sketch of her baby daughter.
a picture in a book, which shows people or events that have been mentioned in the book: · The new encyclopedia is full of color illustrations and photographs.· Who did the illustrations for the book? They're lovely.
a very large picture or photograph printed on paper, which you put on a wall for decoration: poster of: · Anna's bedroom wall was covered in posters of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe.
a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person: portrait of: · A full-length portrait of the Queen hung on the wall.paint a portrait: · The artist Hans Holbein was best known for painting portraits.self-portrait (=a picture of the artist done by the artist): · Rembrandt's "Self-portrait with feather in cap"· A series of 43 self-portraits by Greek-born American Lucas Samaras (b. 1936) have been donated to the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
a painting or photograph showing an area of countryside: · "What kind of photographs do you take?" "Mostly landscapes, and some portraits."landscape painter/artist/photographer: · Constable is probably England's most famous landscape artist.
a small detailed drawing, especially one which is done in order to prepare for a larger picture, or as part of a series of drawings of the same kind of subject: study of: · Renoir did several studies of small plants and flowers.study for: · The exhibition includes a series of studies by Picasso for his painting Guernica.
a picture of someone without any clothes on: · To be honest, I prefer his flower pictures to his nudes.· a nude by Picasso
WORD SETS
abstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Many other notable botanical illustrators, including Lillian Snelling, are represented in the collections of botanical art and illustration.
· Northern Ireland provides a particularly clear illustration of the sometimes hidden problems involved in majoritarian thinking about democracy.· The clearest illustrations of the relative nature of crime can be seen by comparing distinct and different cultures.· The clear, lively illustrations in full colour add to children's motivation.· This handy book has step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations.
· Differential association is a good illustration of these two contradictory tendencies.· The classic traveling-salesman problem is a good illustration of nodes and connections issues.· There are many more good illustrations coming in to the Library than there are analytical entries or other index terms.· A good illustration is a piece I received in the mail yesterday.· The following case provides a very good illustration of the legal problems arising from allegations of fraud.· The debate over prayer was perhaps the best illustration of what was at issue.· The concentration of ethnic minority women workforce in the garment industry owned by minority businessmen is a good illustration.· Lynn's relationship with Stuart is a good illustration of this.
· But techniques of reproducing graphic images - illustrations - were very slow to develop.· Paul Zahl in his book Deliver us from Evil gives a graphic illustration of a bush fire sweeping towards two duck hunters.
· Two simple illustrations may be given.· To take a simple illustration, they should be enabled to read a serious daily newspaper and understand what they read.· Here is a simple illustration of what is at issue.· Below is a simple illustration of this, given on two staves to save space.· He explained some basic principles of physical chemistry using simple illustrations.· However it is undeniably expensive for a paperback with simple line diagram illustrations and no colour.· Consider the following simple illustration of a one bank economy where a 10 percent liquid assets ratio must be maintained.· Here is a simple illustration from the law of tort.
· As always, the behaviour of light is a useful source of illustration.· Public housing again provides a useful illustration.· It is a useful illustration as long as we remember that no illustration is exact.· The most useful form of illustration would have been sets of drawings on papyri or thin wood tablets, loosely bound together.
· The cold fusion controversy provides a vivid illustration.· The special includes vivid illustrations of the impact meteors have had in the past and what could happen in the future.· But there is another vivid illustration of the discrimination practised by the Labour Party against people who live in the province.· Lafaille's climbs give vivid illustration that adventure can still be found, even in the world's most crowded massif.· Try to find a vivid illustration of your theme to start off your talk.· The vivid illustrations in the Blue Books of the 1840s could as well have come from the mines of Shropshire in 1770.· The Star's fuller reports gave a vivid illustration of two starkly contrasting versions of the same incident.
NOUN
· The aquatint, as a book illustration, was predominant in the period 1790-1830.· Instruction is in various media and covers landscapes, portraiture, still life, book illustration and more.· They are beyond and outside what was obligatory book illustration.· Attention is also devoted to his work in the fields of architecture and book illustration.· The smaller of the two is devoted to Picasso's prints and book illustrations.· This sometimes emerges when we find a book illustration, or a film or television interpretation, unconvincing.· Since 1985, she has concentrated on children's book illustrations.· Many have been produced in all honesty as book illustrations or in celebration of some interesting event or anniversary.
· Every page of the book has at least one stunning, full colour illustration - a rich and inspiring treat.· A catalogue of colour illustrations of works on display together with essays by the selectors is being published.· Art books are expensive to produce, especially if they contain colour illustrations.· At the end of the twentieth century, at least some colour illustrations are likely to find places in a monograph.· Previous volumes, whose authors include Wittkower, Haskell, Baxandall and Girouard, will be updated with colour illustrations.· It is excellent value with good colour illustrations, many well-presented diagrams and an up-to-date bibliography.
VERB
· A letterpress accompanying the illustrations would give the work a scientific legitimacy that Audubon's work as well as Lear's had lacked.· Table 4-7 provides a checklist of the determinants of supply: the accompanying illustrations deserve careful study.· The articles are accompanied by illustrations and graphics.
· Art books are expensive to produce, especially if they contain colour illustrations.· Monographs may also contain additional illustrations, and maps showing distributions of individual taxa.· Certainly they contain similar sayings and illustrations.· It contained eighty-seven woodcut illustrations after Edward Burr e-Jones and woodcut borders and initials by Morris himself.
· Let me give you a personal illustration.· But in order to give a preliminary illustration, we can take the example of these lectures.· I would like to give you just one illustration to show what I mean by the disintegrating influence of a dynamic force.· Lafaille's climbs give vivid illustration that adventure can still be found, even in the world's most crowded massif.· Paul Zahl in his book Deliver us from Evil gives a graphic illustration of a bush fire sweeping towards two duck hunters.· Aspects of the revolt gave further illustration of the unreliable loyalty of sections of the armed forces.· Let me give two illustrations that might unpack this a little more.· The Star's fuller reports gave a vivid illustration of two starkly contrasting versions of the same incident.
· It may include packaging, illustration and computer graphics.· The special includes vivid illustrations of the impact meteors have had in the past and what could happen in the future.· The sites shared administrative costs, selectors and a catalogue which included an illustration and biographical details for each artist.
· The rise of the Carron de Saint-Thomas clan offers a generalized illustration of how the Savoyard administrative elite developed at this time.
· Northern Ireland provides a particularly clear illustration of the sometimes hidden problems involved in majoritarian thinking about democracy.· Public housing again provides a useful illustration.· Product particulars relating to Midland Pensions including details of charges will be provided with your illustration.· Stack wrote the story; his uncle, commercial artist Charles W.. Stack, provided the illustrations.· The following case provides a very good illustration of the legal problems arising from allegations of fraud.· Exhibit 5. 3 provides a simplified illustration of the difference between the two methods.· The cold fusion controversy provides a vivid illustration.· Knyvet provides an interesting illustration of the problems faced by the Crown in raising revenue.
· You will see from the illustration that the vocal tract has several resonant cavities.· But as I settled into Campbell Hall, I saw illustrations continually, ones that complicated easy judgment and expectation.· It indicates the gentlest form of detachment. See for an illustration ex.6 from Donna Anna's first accompanied recitative.· When we look back over our lives we can see countless illustrations of this fact.· As will be seen by the illustrations, Basler and Professional/AMI have come up with very different looking installations.· Mr Hellyer could see the illustration now.· They are in danger of seeing each illustration as a separate creation, in a picture-frame rather than in a story.· I've only seen an illustration.
· In Fig. 8-3 we show for purposes of illustration the Cobb Douglas case.· Think of a particular organization performance challenge you face as you look over the designs shown in the illustrations on page 266.· A stop end is normally used, constructed as follows and as shown in the illustration.· These can be used in countless ways, several of which are shown in the illustration.· Charlie tell us that she has to programme the computers to show the correct illustrations.
· He explained some basic principles of physical chemistry using simple illustrations.· Walton, using audio clips for illustration, describes some popular methods of representing bird song.· This is nowhere better illustrated than in the case we used for our basic illustration of good design itself - echolocation.· Hands and arms are used for illustration, for replacing speech, for indicating emotional states, and for grooming oneself.· That would certainly be the case for vectors drawn on the page, which I used as my opening illustration.· He used the illustration of the wedding.· Giddens uses another illustration drawn from the car industry.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounillustrationillustratoradjectiveillustrativeverbillustrate
1[countable] a picture in a book, article etc, especially one that helps you to understand it:  The book contains 62 pages of illustrations.2[countable, uncountable] a story, event, action etc that shows the truth or existence of something very clearlyillustration of a striking illustration of 19th-century attitudes to women For the purposes of illustration, some of the more important symptoms are listed below.► see thesaurus at example3[uncountable] the act or process of illustrating something
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