中文翻译与英英解释

vt.
1.照亮，照明。
2.使光辉灿烂。
3.〔英国〕装置照明，装饰。
4.说明(问题等)；启发，启蒙。
5.(用饰字、饰画)装饰。
6.使受辐射照射。
vi.
1.照亮。
2.进行辐射照射。

make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
同义词：light, illume, illumine, light up,

make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
同义词：clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, elucidate,

add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

例句与用法

The room was illuminated by two gas-lights .
屋里点着两盏煤气灯。

Her life was an illuminated manuscript .
她的生命好象是一篇光芒四射的乐谱。

The sun illuminates every corner of the land .
阳光普照大地。

Still, your observations have been illuminating .
而且，你的观察很有启发性。

His countenance was illuminated with a look of pleasure .
他的脸上泛起喜悦的光彩。

The square was brilliantly illuminated throughout the night .
广场上彻夜灯火通明。

The two purposes would illuminate each other .
这两个目的是可以相辅相成，相得益彰的。

Explain why the vanes rotate when they are illuminated .
试解释：叶片被照亮时为什么会旋转。

The moon came out from behind a cloud and illuminated the bedroom .
月光透过云层照亮了卧室。

His speeches are not often illuminated by adequate learning .
他的发言中并未经常反映出足够的学识。