llu •sory /i'lu:sari/
adj. (formal) not real, although
seeming to be 67; i§/iA67: an
illusory
sense of freedom
M'&J&f g A [jS il lus trate Oir/'itestreit/ verb 1 [VN] [usually
passive] ~
sth (with sth) to use pictures,
photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book, etc. ipffilHA; ifc ( 45^ ) an illustrated textbook A M'HT67
if A 0 His lecture
was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition, ffe A i# M
A ft M 7 U
It H* ft & I'J 67 £T jf o 2 to make the meaning of sth clearer by
using examples, pictures, etc. ( A $!], HI ® ^ ,
H
#: [VN] To illustrate my point, let me tell you a
little story. o 0
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2 M AT A A67iiHlf!!:7o [also V wh-] 3 to show that sth is
true or that a situation exists A $1 ■ • • % ^; S A • ■ • #
A K771 demonstrate : [VN] The incident illustrates the need for better security
measures. j&JA<M7i&If!7 in!S;?c [also V wh-, V that]
il lustra tion /.ila'streijn/ noun
1 [C] a drawing or
picture in a book, magazine, etc. especially one that explains sth ( 45 , A A T
A 67 ) HI A , i S : 50
full-colour illustrations * 50 ^ ft & Wi
® & note at picture 2
[U] the process of illustrating sth JH $? ; fU A; f!l
#: the art of book illustration 4$ H ft 0 67A 3 [C, U] a story, an event or an example
that clearly shows the truth about sth ( If] M3? 67 )
6&M, 3?#!l, A H'J: The statistics are a clear illustration of the point
I am trying to make.
671c ,£ o o Let me, by
way of illustration, quote from
one of her poems. A If], UzlicS^IMlft —
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note at example
iMus-tra-tive /'ilastratrv; NAmE i'Ias-/ adj. (formal) helping
to explain sth or show it more clearly If] 67; $?I£'I467 0QC1 explanatory : an illustrative example
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illustrator /'ilastreita(r)/ noun a person who
draws or paints pictures for books, etc. ( 67
)
il lustri ous /ilAstrias/ adj.
(formal) very famous and much admired, especially because of what you have
achieved ^ £ 67 ; ^tB67; M St 67 H*g7l distinguished : The composer was one of many
illustrious visitors to the town. ^iiif
H&MMM67
o 0 a long and illustrious career AftfJMSt
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ill will noun [U] bad and unkind
feelings towards sb M M; '(fit;. Set: I bear Sue no ill will, Stt0
il ly whack er /'iliwaek0(r)/ noun (AustralE,
informal) a person who tricks others into giving him or her money, etc.
JJIT ( ) H2Z1 confidence trickster
ILO /,ai el 'au; NAmE 'ou/ abbr.
International Labour Organization (an organization within the United Nations
concerned with work and working conditions) X ( /feAA International Labour
Organization,
ILR
/,ai
el 'a:(r)/ abbr. (BrE)
Independent Local Radio 3&A
I’m
/aim/
short form I am im- o
image On* /'imid3/ noun
1
[C, U] the impression that a person, an
organization or a product, etc. gives to the public ^ %.; B\i %.;
H: His public image is very different from the real person.
M67Ifm^{«3?67MA#mA[iT
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advertisements are intended to improve the company's image. 67^^o 0 Image is very
important in the music world, A # A IP-, T A IMS i H „ o stereotyped images of women in children’s
books JLSKM
ATi]--#67A'l4^il 2 [C] a mental
picture that you have of what sb/sth is like or looks like ( >£? §
4*67 images of the past MtH:67^6^0
I had a mental image of what she would look
like.
£1 Midi M67 AiStHlfo 3 [C] (formal) a copy of
sb/sth in the form of a picture or statue j®#; JUft; MM: Images of deer
and hunters decorate the cave walls. 'PI A S A ^ ifIf ^4fl$3 A67 MMo 0 a
wooden image of the Hindu god Ganesh epj$|it|fM^3lc#67AMIM o note at picture
4 [C] a picture of sb/sth seen in a mirror,
1017 imaginative
through a camera, or on a
television or computer it M; M; M; HI M : He stared
at his own image reflected in the water. #, ill M A ft cJ A zK A 67 M\
1/ Q o Slowly, an image began to
appear on the screen. M H ± ft tf MltiiMT “ 'PI M o — see
also mirror image 5 [C] a
word or phrase used with a different meaning from its normal one, in order to
describe sth in a way that produces a strong picture in the mind bt Pfu;
M 0.: poetic images of the countryside
# 44 67 ^t# 'If 05 ^ It: H»T71 be the image of sb/sth to look very like
sb/sth else IMW; Pi : He’s the image
of his father.
4tk®a
YlU/[1fe675cl^o — see also spitting image im-agery /‘imidsari/ noun
[U] 1 language that produces pictures in the minds of people reading or
listening ^ ^ 67 ; M % : poetic
imagery if 67 M % — see
also metaphor 2 (formal)
pictures, photographs, etc. M\ ffl M ; M A : satellite
imagery (= for example, photographs of the earth taken from space) JIM
imagin able /i‘maed3inabl/ adj. 1
used with superlatives, and with all and every, to emphasize
that sth is the best, worst, etc. that you can imagine, or includes every
possible example ( all, every
) fmmm-. The house has the
most spectacular views imaginable. f'] tb ^ 67 H ffi 67 f:
fe o o They stock every imaginable type of pasta. 67 it AfJffi^o
2
possible to imagine oj %
67 : These technological developments were hardly imaginable 30 years ago.
^ 30 ^17 am^e®^670
im agin ary o-w /i'maed3in0ri; NAmE-neri/ adj.
existing only in your mind or imagination M. A 67
;
£j
67; PEffej 67: imaginary fears f 67 3S 0 The
equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth. ^it]i-^il67^
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NUMBER, REAL NUMBER
im-agin-ation O-w /^maedsi'neijn/ noun
1 [U, C] the ability to create pictures in your mind; the part of your mind
that does this A ; M0L: a vivid/fertile imagination A/767
/ AH677!!^ 0 He’s got no imagination. 0
It doesn’t take much
imagination to guess what she
meant. ft M 67 ^
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his reaction—I’ll leave that to your imagination. A cr 67 S.
iSBi M (tj- T o 0
Don’t let your imagination run away with you
(= don’t use too much imagination). A^ A $
0 o The
new policies appear to have caught the imagination of the public (=
they find them interesting and exciting), frtb 667gl:®»tete&^ f&£67##0
0 Nobody hates you—it’s
all in your imagination. SA
if K M U
i M A 6J ® H o 0
(informal) Use your
imagination! (= used to tell sb
that they will have to guess the answer to the question they have asked you,
usually because it is obvious or embarrassing) M g B Al H ffl) ^ ! 2 [U]
something that you have imagined
rather than sth that exists
,*H ft 67 A ^; klMW): She was no longer able to distinguish between
imagination and reality. 0
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imagination or have you lost a
lot of weight? 67
(kM T ? 3 [U]
the ability to have new
and exciting ideas ^'J ia
A ;
fr] ff A : His writing lacks imagination.
ftfe67f^pp®E£M$IL0 0 With a
little imagination, you could turn this place into a palace. §7
IM leave
nothing/little to the imagi'nation (of clothes AIK) to
allow more of sb’s body to be seen than usual (
W ) Z£AAJlfl67Ai&: Her
tight-fitting dress left nothing to the imagination. M67AMM.MAito — more at
figment, stretch n. imaginative /i'maed3inativ/ adj. having
or showing new and exciting ideas % A M %■ A 67 ; fz'l §t 67 HT1 inventive : an imaginative
approach/idea/child A 6'J M 67 /Sfk / JSl
3S / ® A o recipes
that make imaginative use of seasonal vegetables $ fft B44'®!!l67:5!ilf