(1)舉例說明，圖解(示)(act of illustrating)[U]：the art of book～圖書插圖藝術(shù);I～by example is better than explanation in words. 舉例說明比用詞語解釋更好。 I～is used in teaching children. 用實(shí)例法教育孩子。describe sth with～舉例說明;He cited instances in～of his theory. 他舉例說明自己的理論。
(2)書中的插圖(圖表)(drawing，picture or diagram in a book，magazine，etc)[C]：abundant/black and white/colour/exquisite/photographic～s 豐富的/黑白/彩色/精美的/攝影插圖;～s from (after) original drawings and photographs 根據(jù)原畫和照片復(fù)制的插圖;draw an～畫插圖;
(3)例子，實(shí)例，例證(sth that explains;example)[C]：give/offer/provide an～ 給出/提出/提供實(shí)例;take another～再舉一個(gè)實(shí)例;A brief～will make it clear. 一個(gè)簡要的例子就可以把它說清楚。a concrete/forcible/familiar～ 一個(gè)具體/有說服力/熟悉的例證; an obvious～ 明顯的例證;
【辨異】illustration與case、example和instance的區(qū)別見CASE。