illuminate

vt

• ① 点灯于…;照明,照亮
  • The room is poorly illuminated.那个房间照明欠佳。
  • A smile illuminated his face.微笑使他容光焕发。
  • The main street was illuminated by streetlights.街灯照亮了大街。
  • Sports grounds can be illuminated with floodlights.运动场可用泛光灯照明。

• ② 以灯装饰
  • illuminate a Christmas tree with small lamps以小灯装饰圣诞树

• ③ 用彩饰、饰字等装饰(书稿等)

• ④ 1启蒙,启发2阐明,说明,阐述3添加光彩,使有名
  • illuminate the [a person's] mind启发心智
  • His speech illuminated our problem.他的演说阐明了我们的问题。
  • Li Po and Tu Fu illuminated Tang poetry.李白与杜甫使唐诗大放异彩。