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🔑illustrateil·lus·trate AW /ˈɪləstreɪt / verb [transitive] - to explain or make something clear by using examples, pictures, or diagrams（用示例、图片或图表）说明，阐释◆These statistics illustrate the point that I was making.这些数据说明了我的观点。➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库showreferring to a chart, graph, or table描述图表This bar graph shows / illustrates how many journeys people made using public transportation over a three-month period.这个条形图表明／显示在三个月时间内人们利用公共交通出行的次数。In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.在这个饼分图中，按照年龄对调查结果进行了细分。According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transportation use.从这些数字来看，利用公共汽车出行占公共交通使用的 60%。From the data in the graph above, it is apparent that / it is clear that / it can be seen that buses are the most popular form of public transportation.根据上述图表中的数据，可明显地看出／可清楚地看出／可以看出，公共汽车是最受欢迎的公共交通工具。
- to add pictures, diagrams, etc. to a book or magazine给（书刊）配插图（或图表等）◆an illustrated cookbook附有插图的烹饪书
➨ AWL COLLOCATIONS 学术词搭配illustrateillustrate verb说明；阐释to explain or make something clear using examples, pictures, or diagrams amply | best, nicely | clearly, graphically, vividly One of the stories in the collection best illustrates Jefferson's feelings about his mother.这个小说集里的一个故事最能说明杰斐逊对母亲的感情。This model vividly illustrates the impact of one individual's behavior on the spread of disease.这个模型生动地说明了个人行为对于疾病传播的影响。 importance | point, concept, principle, thesis | complexity, difficulty These statistics illustrate two important points.这些数据说明两个要点。A simple example will illustrate these concepts.一个简单的例子就能说明这些概念。 attempt to | serve to Three examples will serve to illustrate this point.可以用三个例子阐明这一点。 be intended to The case studies are intended to illustrate a link between engineering and architecture.这些案例研究旨在阐述工程学和建筑学之间的联系。illustration noun示例an example that makes a point or an idea clear striking, vivid | classic | graphical The community development process in Chile offers vivid illustrations of a number of issues raised in this paper.智利的社区发展过程为本文中提出的许多论题提供了生动的例证。 by way of… By way of illustration, unemployment varied from 2 percent to 27 percent.举例为证，失业率在 2% 到 27% 之间变化。 for…purposes The data are for illustration purposes only.这些数据仅作说明之用。 |