0 to draw pictures for a book, magazine, etc. -- 给（书籍、杂志等）画插图
a beautifully illustrated book/old manuscript 配有精美插图的书／旧手稿
1 to show the meaning or truth of something more clearly, especially by giving examples -- （尤指用例子）说明，阐明
The lecturer illustrated his point with a diagram on the blackboard. 讲师在黑板上用图表来说明自己的观点。
This latest conflict further illustrates the weakness of the UN. 最近的这次冲突进一步说明了联合国的软弱。
[ + question word ] The exhibition will illustrate how life evolved from water. 这次展览将展示生命是如何从水中演化而来的。
It is sometimes easier to illustrate an abstract concept by analogy with something concrete.
The incident graphically illustrates just how dangerous the situation in the war zone has become.
She illustrated her point by carrying out a simple experiment.
What follows is our selection of factors for each linguistic factor group; each is illustrated with an example.
Example 5 also illustrates another feature of this economy.
Example 5 illustrates the possibility that certain privatization policies will lead to endogenous oscillations that may or may not die out asymptotically.
