illustrate
单词辨析：
指用示例、图片等将某事物的意思阐释清楚。
He illustrated the phenomenon with examples.
他举例说明了这种现象。
The teacher gave three examples to illustrate the point.
老师举了3个例子来说明这一点。
指用言语、文字、图画等来描写某人或某事。
The writer depicted country life before the industrial revolution.
作家描写了工业革命前的乡村生活。
The artist depicted a group of children playing games in the garden.
艺术家描绘了一群在花园里玩游戏的小朋友。
指以某种方式描述某人或某事物，通常用被动语态。
Before their marriage he had been pictured as a perfect boyfriend.
结婚之前，他被描绘成完美的男朋友。
She was pictured as a woman difficult to deal with.
她被描绘成一个难对付的女人。
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He has illustrated the book with black-and-white photographs.
他为那本书配了一些黑白照片插图。
She went on to art school and is now illustrating a book
她后来读了艺术学校，现在正在为一本书画插图。
The simulation and its test and check results illustrate that the system is applicable.
仿真及其检测和复核结果表明了系统良好的应用性能。
It is a creation that I made to illustrate my blog in France.
这是一个创造，我做了说明我在法国的博客。
I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.
我可以举出好几件事来说明。
He cited another example to illustrate his point of view.
他引用另一个例子来阐述自己的观点。