illustrate

/ˈɪləstreɪt/VCE📚 2363 3四级六级考研托福雅思
If you say that something illustrates a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists. 表明; 显示

verb [vt. 及物动词]加插图于;说明,阐明;证明,证实

Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story.
让我用一个老故事来说明我指的是什么吧。

il- 放在同辅音词根前表示“不,无”或者表示“使….成为,进入”illustrate 说明,阐明(il+lustr 光+ate→进入光明→说明)
il(加强) + lustr(清晰) + ate → 为使…更清晰 → 举例说明
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The example of the United States illustrates this point. 美国的例子表明了这一点。
The situation illustrates how vulnerable the president is. 这个情况显示总统是多么地不堪一击。
Here, by way of illustration, are some extracts from our new catalogue. 这里引为例证的是摘自我们新目录的部分内容。
She went on to art school and is now illustrating a book. 她接着上了美术学校,现在正在给一本书画插图。
...the world of children's book illustration. …儿童书籍插图的世界。
One example will suffice to illustrate the point. 举一个例子就足以说明这一点。
To illustrate my point , let me tell you a little story. 为了说明我的观点,让我来给你们讲个小故事。