illustrate ... point• A brief list of such consequences will suffice to illustrate the point.• A few examples will suffice to illustrate the point.• A tale of two telephone companies illustrates the point.• Events preceding the electionillustrated the point.• Here are some examples from the history of astronomy that illustrate the point.• The development of the gutillustrates the point.• Two of the mink's relativesillustrate the point.• They are too numerous to record herewith, but I shall take just one or two to illustrate the point under discussion.
1put pictures in sth加入插圖ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤copiously, 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PREPOSITION➤by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
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2make sth clear using examples/pictures用實例或圖片說明ADVERB | VERB + ILLUSTRATE | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤amply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 + ILLUSTRATE➤serve 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PREPOSITION➤by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