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illuminated

/verb ih-loo-muh-neyt; adjective, noun ih-loo-muh-nit, -neyt/US // verb ɪˈlu məˌneɪt; adjective, noun ɪˈlu mə nɪt, -ˌneɪt //

发光的,发光,发明的,发亮的

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v.有主动词 verb
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    il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing.

    • : to supply or brighten with light; light up.
    • : to make lucid or clear; throw light on.
    • : to decorate with lights, as in celebration.
    • : to enlighten, as with knowledge.
    • : to make resplendent or illustrious: A smile illuminated her face.
    • : to decorate with colors and gold or silver, as was often done in the Middle Ages.
v.无主动词 verb
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    il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing.

    • : to display lights, as in celebration.
    • : to become illuminated.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : Archaic. illuminated.
    • : Obsolete. enlightened.
n.名词 noun
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    • : Archaic. a person who is or affects to be specially enlightened.

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Examples

  • It is illuminating to see Glenn in the America of 1968, a very different place from the one that made him famous, campaigning for Bobby Kennedy on a civil rights platform.

  • Historically minded visitors to Rome as well as Roman-history enthusiasts will appreciate the erudition and context with which he illuminates one of the great stories — and personalities — of the ancient world.

  • Miard and Lacomme switched on their red-light head lamps to illuminate the treetops.

  • On select weekdays, a different fashion or entertainment personality will push the button that illuminates the facade, the retail version of ringing the bell on the New York Stock Exchange.

  • “A Burning,” by Megha MajumdarA riveting debut that illuminates three intertwined lives in contemporary India, including a woman whose offhand social media post prompts the government to pin a terrorist attack on her.

  • When my oldest child was a toddler, I treated illuminated screens like plutonium.

  • They shared their struggles and triumphs, and illuminated the frontlines of the fight for equality.

  • The library in Williamsburg itself is illuminated with antique filament bulbs and everything inside is of the past or a nod to it.

  • A moment ago the drawing-room had seemed empty; Mrs. Luke, in her sole person, filled and illuminated it.

  • And, as the documentary illuminated, she worked, worked, worked—even if it meant going to the back-of-beyond venues.

  • In the evening, St. Peter's and its accessories were illuminated—by far the most brilliant spectacle I ever saw.

  • Liszt was seated at another grand facing me, and the room was dimly illuminated by one or two lamps.

  • In the evening the little theatre is illuminated regardless of expense, a fabulous sum being expended on extra lamps.

  • The light of education and culture has shone full on every face and illuminated it into all that it might be.

  • He knew his cousin, and he had the sensation that an illuminated scroll of fate dangled before his eyes.