1. 有专门知识的人
2. 受到特别启迪的人

1. 阐明，解释，说明
2. 用（彩）灯装饰；用金色装饰
3. 照亮，照射，照明
4. 进行辐射
5. 使光辉灿烂，使辉煌，使明亮
6. 装置照明
7. 启发，启蒙，使明白
8. 使容光焕发，使生气勃勃，使快活，使活跃
9. 兴奋
10. 发光，发亮

1. vt. 使明亮; 照亮 give light to; throw light on
2. vt. 装饰 ornament (buildings, streets, etc.) with lights for a special occasion
3. vt. 说明,阐明 make clear

1. make lighter or brighter;

   "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
   

2. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear;

   "Could you clarify these remarks?"
   "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
   

3. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

1.照亮;照明;照射
Toilluminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible.

illuminate

e.g. No streetlights illuminated the street...
这条街上没有照明的路灯。
e.g. The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning.
叉状的闪电照亮了黑沉沉的天空。

2.阐释;说明
If youilluminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it.

e.g. They use games and drawings toilluminate their subject.
他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。

1. 照明：同电影一样,小说有其他文化形式无法比拟的照明(illuminate)现实的能力. 这种照明是文学干预现实的主要渠道,因为权力(power)运作的一个基本条件是可视性. 在<>一书中,福柯通过监狱建筑的可视性对改造犯人所起的作用一例,

2. 阐明,照亮：buffet 打击;餐具柜 |illuminate 阐明,照亮 | be committed to doing 致力于,献身于(=be devoted to doing)

3. 照明,照亮：ideal machine 理想机械 |illuminate 照明,照亮 | image 像

1. The lamp illuminated the room.
   灯照亮了房间。
2. A lot of electric lamps illuminated the stage.
   许多盏灯照着舞台。
3. Torches illuminated the picnic areas.
   火把照亮了野餐地。
4. The sun illuminates the sky.
   太阳照亮了天空。
5. Footnotes illuminated the difficult passages of the text.
   脚注阐明了文中难解的段落。
6. Our interesting teacher could illuminate almost any subject we studied.
   我们这位有趣的老师几乎能解释清楚我们所学的所有科目。
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7. The whole city was illuminated in celebration of National Day.
   庆祝国庆节之际,全市一片灯火辉煌。
8. The garden was illuminated by hundreds of small lamps.
   数百个小灯泡照亮了花园。
9. Some old books and manuscripts were illuminated.
   有些古书及古旧抄稿配有各种装饰。
10. We were greatly illuminated by the discussion.
    那次讨论使我们受到很大启发。

illuminate for (v.+prep.)

给(某人)阐明 make clear for (sb)

illuminate with (v.+prep.)

用…阐明 make clear with (sth)

• Striking a match, he illuminated the melancholy place.

  出自：Conan Doyle

• Philip produced an electric flashlight..to illuminate their way.

  出自：J. C. Powys

• The Waterloo victory, for which Dublin illuminated herself.

  出自：E. Bowen

• For an instant a look of pure delight illuminated that lean, sombre face.

  出自：fig.

1. illuminate的基本意思是“使明亮”“照亮”,指用亮光去照耀黑暗之处而使之明亮,引申可表示“装饰”。illuminate还可指“说明,阐明”,即指解决难题、澄清疑问或模糊的观念等。
2. illuminate通常只用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,常与with连用,可用于被动结构。

illuminate, enlighten, illumine, illustrate, light, lighten

这组词的共同意思是“照亮”。它们之间的区别是:illuminate指用光线照亮黑暗处,引申可指启发、阐明复杂或难懂的问题; illumine与illuminate同义,多为文学和诗歌用语; light多指照亮道路或某一处所; lighten也指使黑暗处明亮一些,常引申作诗歌用语; enlighten原指照耀,现只用于引申义指启发、开导或使人摆脱偏见、迷信等; illustrate指增加光泽,引申指美化或润色。