illustrate
depict
picture【导航词义:说明,描述】
illustrate v. 说明,阐明
〔辨析〕指用示例、图片等将某事物的意思阐释清楚。
〔例证〕
He illustrated the phenomenon with examples.
他举例说明了这种现象。
The teacher gave three examples to illustrate the point.
老师举了3个例子来说明这一点。
depict v. 〈正式〉描绘,描写
〔辨析〕指用言语、文字、图画等来描写某人或某事。
〔例证〕
The writer depicted country life before the industrial revolution.
作家描写了工业革命前的乡村生活。
The artist depicted a group of children playing games in the garden.
艺术家描绘了一群在花园里玩游戏的小朋友。
picture v. 描述
〔辨析〕指以某种方式描述某人或某事物,通常用被动语态。
〔例证〕
Before their marriage he had been pictured as a perfect boyfriend.
结婚之前,他被描绘成完美的男朋友。
She was pictured as a woman difficult to deal with.
她被描绘成一个难对付的女人。