1、加插圖于、給(書(shū))做圖表
an illustrated textbook 有插圖的書(shū)
His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition
他在講演中使用了探險(xiǎn)時(shí)拍攝到的幻燈片。
2、(用實(shí)例、圖畫(huà))說(shuō)明，解釋
To illustrate my point, let me tell you a little story.
為了說(shuō)明我的觀點(diǎn)，讓我來(lái)給你們講個(gè)小故事。
Last year's sales figures are illustrated in figure 2.
圖二顯示了去年的銷(xiāo)售數(shù)字。
3、表明……的真實(shí)，顯示……的存在
The incident illustrates the need for better security measures.
這次事件說(shuō)明了加強(qiáng)安全措施的必要。
