illuminate
[ɪ'lu:.mɪ.neɪt] formal
verb transitive
■to light something and make it brighter 为…照明，照亮•The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights.这些街道被一串串彩灯照亮了。 ■to explain and show more clearly something that is difficult to understand 阐明，解释•an article which illuminates the issues at stake对一些重大的问题进行阐述的文章 |