illustration

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT An illustration is an example or a story that is used to make a point clear. 实例
An illustration of China's dynamism is that a new company is formed in Shanghai every 11 seconds. 说明中国活力的一个实例便是在上海每11秒钟就有一家新公司成立。
2. N-COUNT An illustration in a book is a picture, design, or diagram. (书中的) 插图
She looked like a princess in a nineteenth-century illustration. 她看上去像19世纪插图里的公主。
3. →see also illustrate

The illustrations show monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers .
You will be expected to assist the editor with the selection of illustrations for the book .
Encyclopedias on CD-ROM include sound , illustrations and simple animations .
The book contains 25 colour illustrations.
The description was accompanied by a wonderful illustration.

The president's budget is a vivid illustration of how much the political landscape has changed over the past two years .
One illustration of how severe the problem is, in this clinic an estimated two out of every five pregnant women are HIV positive .