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enlighten

英 [ɪnˈlaɪtn]

美 [ɪnˈlaɪtn]

v.  启发; 开导; 阐明

现在分词:enlightening 过去分词:enlightened 过去式:enlightened 第三人称单数:enlightens 

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13682 / COCA.11536

牛津词典

    verb

    • 启发;开导;阐明
      to give sb information so that they understand sth better
      1. She didn't enlighten him about her background.
        她未向他讲明自己的出身背景。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 启发;开导;教化
      Toenlightensomeone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.
      1. A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession...
        一些有献身精神的医生多年来一直努力指导业内同仁。
      2. If you know what is wrong with her, please enlighten me.
        如果你知道她出什么问题了,请告诉我。

    英英释义

    verb

    双语例句

    • Sign up for tours or courses that will enlighten you.
      参与可以启发你的旅行或是课程。
    • It is no doubt that they materialize the atmosphere of culture and humanity, and these will enlighten us.
      他里面所散发出来的文化气息和人情味儿无疑会对我们有所启迪。
    • The mind will not only deduce, speculate, and comprehend, but it will also awaken, will, enlighten and inspire.
      人的思想不仅能够推想、推测和理解,也能够觉醒、遂愿、启迪和激励。
    • Can you enlighten me& I don't understand this proposal.
      我不明白这条建议,你能不能启发我一下。
    • These charactersitics will enlighten our reflections upon the significance of the poetry for the innovation of calligraphy at present.
      其共性可以启发我们思考诗歌对当代书法审美与创新的意义。
    • Through the analysis of the major points and the thinking mode of the Japanese enterprise culture, this paper aims to enlighten the construction of Chinese enterprise culture.
      通过对日本企业文化中的著力点、思维方式的分析,给我国的企业文化建设以启示。
    • TV programs should play their part to enlighten people.
      电视节目应起到部分启发人的作用。
    • Nobody seemed to be anxious to enlighten me about the events that led up to the dispute.
      没有人急于使我明白导致这场争执的事件。
    • First and foremost, let's enlighten the reasons of the fork.
      首先,我们来明确一下这个分支项目产生的原因。
    • The object of his novel writing is to amuse and enlighten the general readers.
      他写小说的目的在于使一般读者得到娱乐并受到教育。