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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

illustration

英  [ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • illustrations

    1. [C 可数名词] 实例

    An illustration is an example or a story that is used to make a point clear.

    双语例句

    例：

    An illustration of China's dynamism is that a new company is formed in Shanghai every 11 seconds.

    能够体现中国经济活力的一个实例便是，在上海，每11秒钟就有一家新公司成立。

    2. [U 不可数名词] 例证

    Illustration is the use of examples, stories, or diagrams to show that what you are saying is true or to make your meaning clearer.

    近义词

    demonstration , example

    双语例句

    例：

    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。

    例：

    a perfect illustration of the way Britain absorbs and adapts external influences.

    一个阐明英国如何减轻和适应外部影响的绝好例证。

    例：

    This can best be described by way of illustration.

    这最好用例子来进行描述。

    3. [C 可数名词] （书中的）插图

    An illustration in a book is a picture, design, or diagram.

    双语例句

    例：

    She looked like a princess in a nineteenth-century illustration.

    她看上去像19世纪插图里的公主。

    4. [U 不可数名词] （书的）插图

    Illustration is the act of creating pictures, photographs, or diagrams for a book.

    双语例句

    例：

    the world of children's book illustration.

    儿童书籍插图的世界。

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