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单词 illuminate
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illuminateverb [ T ]

uk/ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/us/ɪˈluː.mə.neɪt/formal

to light something and make it brighter:

The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights.

to explain and show more clearly something that is difficult to understand:

an article which illuminates the issues at stake

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Giving out light

  • alight
  • blink
  • brighten
  • burn
  • burnish
  • cast
  • catch
  • dazzle
  • flicker
  • gild
  • glance
  • glitter
  • glow
  • light
  • redshift
  • reflected ray
  • shimmer
  • sparkly
  • strobe
  • UV

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Defining & explaining

illuminateverb [ T ]

us/ɪˈlu·məˌneɪt/

to put light in or on something:

The buildings were illuminated at night.

If you illuminate a subject, you explain it:

This article illuminates the basic principles of economics.
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