il‧lus‧trate W2 AC / ɪləstreɪt / 动词 [及物动词]

1 to make the meaning of something clearer by giving examples :

Let me give an example to illustrate the point .

She illustrated her discussion with diagrams.

2 to be an example which shows that something is true or that a fact exists

illustrate that

This dispute illustrates that the regime is deeply divided.

illustrate how

The following examples illustrate how this operates in practice.

This illustrates a fundamental weakness in the system.

3 to put pictures in a book, article etc :

Over a hundred diagrams, tables and pictures illustrate the book.

THESAURUS

draw to make a picture, pattern etc using a pen or pencil : The children were asked to draw a picture of their families. | I’m going to art classes to learn how to draw.

sketch / sketʃ / to draw a picture of something or someone quickly and without a lot of detail : Roy took a pencil and sketched the bird quickly, before it moved.

illustrate to draw the pictures in a book : It’s a beautiful book, illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

doodle / dudl / to draw shapes or patterns without really thinking about what you are doing : He was on the phone, doodling on his notepad as he spoke.

scribble to draw shapes or lines without making a definite picture or pattern. Small children do this before they have learned to draw or write : At the age of two, she loved scribbling with crayons and coloured pencils.

trace to copy a picture by putting a piece of thin paper over it and drawing the lines that you can see through the paper : First trace the map, and then copy it into your workbooks.