If you say that something illustrates a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists. 表明; 显示
verb [vt. 及物动词] 加插图于；说明，阐明；证明，证实
Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story. 让我用一个老故事来说明我指的是什么吧。
il(加强) + lustr(清晰) + ate → 为使…更清晰 → 举例说明
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- The example of the United States illustrates this point. 美国的例子表明了这一点。
- She went on to art school and is now illustrating a book. 她接着上了美术学校，现在正在给一本书画插图。
- To illustrate my point , let me tell you a little story. 为了说明我的观点，让我来给你们讲个小故事。
- The situation illustrates how vulnerable the president is. 这个情况显示总统是多么地不堪一击。
- ...the world of children's book illustration. …儿童书籍插图的世界。
- Here, by way of illustration, are some extracts from our new catalogue. 这里引为例证的是摘自我们新目录的部分内容。
- One example will suffice to illustrate the point. 举一个例子就足以说明这一点。