illuminate是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vt. 照亮, 用灯装饰; 阐明，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- For all his old age, and his one arm, and his blind eyes, he must die the death and be murdered, in order to light the gay bridals and other merry-makings of men, and also to illuminate the solemn churches that preach unconditional inoffensiveness by all to all.
-- No, but put a sky-light on top of his head to illuminate inwards.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr Meagles was at hand the whole time, always ready to illuminate any dim place with the bright little safety-lamp belonging to the scales and scoop.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The sun is yet high in the heavens; before it descends to hide itself behind your snowy preci-pices and illuminate another world, you will have heard my story and can decide.
-- The windows of the room had before been darkened, and I felt a kind of panic on seeing the pale yellow light of the moon illuminate the chamber.
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