Word · Frequency #1676
illustrates
给…配插图；加插图于
illustrates is the third person singular of illustrate.
核心释义
to supply (a book, article, etc.) with illustrations
- 1.
通过举例或比较来阐明某事。
To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
- 2.
为书籍或其他出版物提供插图、图表或其他说明性或装饰性特征。
To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.
用插图描绘；图解；通过举例或比较来阐明某事。；为书籍或其他出版物提供插图、图表或其他说明性或装饰性特征。；举例说明；作图解
用法In use
The teacher asked us to illustrate our reports with simple drawings.
用法提示：illustrate 作动词，表示‘给……配插图’。
The book is beautifully illustrated with photographs of wild animals.
用法提示：illustrated 是 illustrate 的过去分词，表示‘配有插图的’。
She illustrated the recipe with step-by-step photos so beginners could follow.
用法提示：illustrated 是 illustrate 的过去式，表示‘为……配图/用图说明’。
illustrate sth
The teacher illustrated the concept with a diagram.
老师用图表说明了这个概念。
illustrate that...
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- illustrate a point
- 阐明观点
- He used a graph to illustrate his point.他用图表阐明了他的观点。
- illustrate the concept
- 说明概念
- The teacher drew a diagram to illustrate the concept of gravity.老师画了图来说明引力的概念。
- illustrate the process
- 说明过程
- The manual illustrates the process step by step.手册一步一步地说明了这个过程。
- illustrate with examples
- 用例子说明
- She illustrated her theory with several real-life examples.她用几个现实生活中的例子说明她的理论。
- illustrate a book
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将illustrate与illustration（插图）关联，想象一幅插图就是为了阐明某个观点。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：academic writing、teaching demonstration、book illustration 通常用于正式或教学语境，在日常对话中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in /streɪt/ or /treɪt/ with stress on the first syllable (demonstrate, prostrate, frustrate, orchestrate) share a similar sound pattern with illustrate. Watch out for castrate (often stressed on first syllable but varies) and strait (different spelling).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.