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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1676 COCA: 2348

illustrate

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
illustrate /ˈɪləˌstreɪt/ verb
illustrates; illustrated; illustrating
illustrate
/ˈɪləˌstreɪt/
verb
illustrates; illustrated; illustrating
Learner's definition of ILLUSTRATE
[+ object]
: to give examples in order to make (something) easier to understand(举例)说明,解释
: to be proof or evidence of (something)证明;证实
: to explain or decorate a story, book, etc., with pictures给(故事、书等)配插图
often used as (be) illustrated常用作(be) illustrated

— illustrator

/ˈɪləˌstreɪtɚ/ noun, plural illustrators [count]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1676 COCA: 2348

illustrate

verb

il·​lus·​trate ˈi-lə-ˌstrāt How to pronounce illustrate (audio)
 also  i-ˈlə-
illustrated; illustrating

transitive verb

1
a
: to provide with visual features intended to explain or decorate
illustrate a book
b
: to make clear by giving or by serving as an example or instance
c
: to make clear : clarify
2
: to show clearly : demonstrate
3
obsolete
a
b
: to light up
4
a
archaic : to make illustrious
b obsolete
(1)
: to make bright
(2)
: adorn

intransitive verb

: to give an example or instance
illustrator
ˈi-lə-ˌstrā-tər How to pronounce illustrate (audio)
 also  i-ˈlə-
noun

Example Sentences

He illustrated his lecture with stories of his own experiences in the field. Please give a few examples to illustrate your point. The results illustrate how important it is to wear your seatbelt. The students will write and illustrate their own stories.
Recent Examples on the Web Plenty of numbers illustrate how Devers has thrived since getting called up to South Bend in early July. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 For the first time though, the Garrity records illustrate why the officers opened fire, in their own words. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 The comments left on her TikTok announcement illustrate it best. Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 9 Sep. 2022 These novels illustrate powerful stories about the culture and experiences of the Hispanic and Latinx communities not only in the United States but throughout the world. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 9 Sep. 2022 Their stories illustrate how unexpected circumstances — the pandemic and its economic aftereffects, natural disasters, and domestic abuse — can result in unanticipated precarity in later life, even for people who worked hard for decades. Judith Graham, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2022 Taylor's season was so dominant and so efficient that the numbers to illustrate it are endless. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2022 Some of these crafts, like a book kids can write and illustrate themselves, may even become keepsakes. Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 10 May 2022 After writing a young adult novel, Mr. Dworetzky decided, as a lark, to try to illustrate it. WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin illustratus, past participle of illustrare, from in- + lustrare to purify, make bright — more at luster

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of illustrate was in 1526
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1676 COCA: 2348
illustrate

verb¹

1put pictures in sth加入插圖ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBcopiously, generously, heavily, lavishly, profusely, richly配有大量插圖;插圖豐富fully全部配有插圖attractively, beautifully, handsomely, superbly配上好看的插圖;配以美觀的插圖;搭配精美插圖photographically (especially NAmE) 插配照片a collection of photographically illustrated magazines一批插配照片的雜誌PREPOSITIONby用⋯圖解Most items are illustrated by a photograph.多數物件都配有一張示例照片。with用⋯配作插圖The new edition is heavily illustrated with photographs of aircraft.新版本中插配有大量飛機照片。
illustrate

verb²

2make sth clear using examples/pictures用實例或圖片說明ADVERB | VERB + ILLUSTRATE | PREPOSITION ADVERBamply充分說明aptly, brilliantly, neatly, nicely, superbly, well恰當說明;精彩地闡明;很好地闡明;極好地表明The dire consequences of chronic underfunding are nowhere better illustrated than in the nation's schools.長期資金匱乏所造成的嚴重後果,在該國的中小學表現得最清楚不過了。perfectly十分清楚地闡明effectively有效地說明merely, simply僅僅說明His question merely illustrates his ignorance of the subject.他提的問題僅僅說明了他對這個學科的無知。clearly, dramatically, graphically, powerfully, strikingly, vividly清楚地說明;令人印象深刻地說明;生動地闡明;有力地說明brutally, starkly, tragically殘酷地表明;毫不掩飾地表明;悲劇性地說明The case tragically illustrates the dangers of fireworks.這個案子悲劇性地說明了煙花爆竹的危險性。VERB + ILLUSTRATEserve to用以說明Two examples serve to illustrate this point.有兩個例子可以說明這一點。attempt to, seek to, try to試圖說明;力圖說明What she attempts to illustrate is the difference between her company and her competitors.她試圖說明的是她的公司與競爭者之間的差別。help (to)有助於說明He is showing these silent films to help illustrate his story of survival.他正在放映這些無聲電影,用以更好地說明他劫後餘生的過程。be enough to, suffice to足以說明Two more examples will suffice to illustrate this point.再用兩個例子就足以說明這一點。be chosen to, be designed to, be intended to被選中來說明;用來說明;意在闡明PREPOSITIONby用⋯說明This consequence can be illustrated by a simple example.這種後果可以用一個簡單的例子來說明。to向⋯說明a way of illustrating to the chairman the folly of his decision向主席表明其決定有多麼愚蠢的一個方法

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