日入一词_112：illuminate
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verb /ɪ'lumɪnet/
1
to make a light shine on something, or to fill a place with light.
to supply (something) with light : to shine light on (something).
to shine light on sth.
to decorate a street, building, etc. with bright lights for a special occasion.
to make a person's face, etc. seem bright and excited. SYN light up
to light something and make it brighter.
to make a place bright with light, or to shine a light on something.
to decorate something by putting or shining bright lights on it.
By night the castle is beautifully illuminated.
To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible.
A single candle illuminated his face.
At night the canals are beautifully illuminated.
Candles illuminate [=light] the church.
the part of the moon illuminated by the sun.
Floodlights illuminated the stadium. [floodlight = /'flʌdlaɪt/ noun, a very bright light that is used to light the outside of a building or sports ground at night]
The earth is illuminated by the sun.
Her smile illuminated her entire being.
The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights.
Brilliant sunshine illuminated the scene.
Her face was dimly illuminated by the reading lamp beside her. [dim = /dɪm/ adjective, fairly dark or not giving much light, so that you cannot see well OPP bright]
No streetlights illuminated the street.
The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning.
2
to make something much clearer and easier to understand.
to make (something) clear and easier to understand.
to make sth clearer or easier to understand. SYN clarify.
to explain and show more clearly something that is difficult to understand.
to make something clear and easier to understand.
If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it.
The report illuminated the difficult issues at the heart of science policy.
A university study has illuminated the problem.
This text illuminates the philosopher's early thinking.
His comments can illuminate aspects of a writer’s work unforgettably.
Instead of formulas and charts, the two instructors use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.
an article which illuminates the issues at stake.
at stake
in a position to be lost or gained.
If something that is valuable is at stake, it is in a situation where it might be lost.
likely to be lost or damaged if something fails.
used about important issues that are involved in a situation or could be decided by it.
that can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action.
Millions of dollars are at stake in the battle over his inheritance.
Thousands of jobs are at stake.
Many lives are at stake.
My reputation is at stake if this project fails. [=my reputation will be lost/damaged if this project fails]
Thousands of lives will be at stake if emergency aid does not arrive in the city soon.
People’s lives are at stake.
Few voters had any idea of the issues at stake.
There are ancient /'enʃənt/ rivalries at stake. [rivalry = /'raɪvlri/ noun, a situation in which two or more people, teams, or companies are competing for something, especially over a long period of time, and the feeling of competition between them → competition]
We cannot afford to take risks when people's lives are at stake.
The prize at stake is a place in the final.
illuminating adjective
The lecture was very illuminating.
an illuminating discussion.
It is illuminating to compare how different sections of the national press have treated the story.
