单词 | illustrate |
释义 | illustrate/ˈɪləstreɪt![]() verb 1 [with object] Provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures: the guide is illustrated with full-colour photographs...
Synonyms decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish, accompany; add pictures/drawings/sketches to, provide artwork for with illustrations, with pictures, with drawings, with sketches, pictorial; decorated, adorned, ornamented, embellished 1.1Explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc. the results are illustrated in Figure 7...
Synonyms explain, elucidate, clarify, make clear, make plain, demonstrate, point up, show, bring home, emphasize, interpret; describe, sum up, summarize, gloss informal get across, get over 2Serve as an example of: the World Cup illustrated what high standards our players must achieve...
Synonyms exemplify, show, demonstrate, display, instance, encapsulate, represent rare instantiate OriginEarly 16th century (in the sense 'illuminate, shed light on'): from Latin illustrat- 'lit up', from the verb illustrare, from in- 'upon' + lustrare 'illuminate'. |
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