1. Electric lights illumine our houses.
    电灯照亮我们的房屋。

2. A smile often illumines a homely face.
    笑容常使其貌不扬的人显得神采奕奕。

1. illumine的解释

1. 照明：例证( illustrate)意即照明(illumine),把光投射於原本漆黑的物体上. 司布真比喻它们是屋子的窗户,它们不是用来支持结构,而是让光进来. 他说:「一栋没有窗户的建筑是『监牢,而非住宅......同样地,没有比喻的讲道则沉闷乏味,使人困倦. 』」

2. 照亮：illuminate 照明,阐释,说明 | illumine 照亮 | illustrate 举例说明,画插图

3. 启发：illumination uniformity 照明均匀性 | illumine 启发 | illusion 错觉

4. 点亮,照亮：illusion 幻觉 | illumine 点亮,照亮 | elope 私奔

1. 同 illuminate
    To illumine something means the same as to illuminate it.

    e.g. The interchange of ideas illumines the debate...
           思想的交锋使辩论熠熠生辉。
    e.g. By night, the perimeter wire was illumined by lights.
           到了夜里,周遭的铁丝网都被灯光照亮。

1. make lighter or brighter

    e.g. This lamp lightens the room a bit

    Synonym: lightillumelight upilluminate