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spotlight

/spot-lahyt/US // ˈspɒtˌlaɪt //UK // (ˈspɒtˌlaɪt) //

聚光灯,聚焦,聚光灯下,焦点问题

Related Words

limelight焦点,亮点,焦点人物,焦点问题publicity宣传,广告,宣扬,宣传活动light光,光线,光明,光照notoriety臭名昭著,恶名,恶名昭彰,声名狼藉fame名声,名望,成名,美誉public eye公众视野,公众视线,公众的眼睛,公众眼highlight亮点,着重指出,突出强调,突出显示publicize宣传,公开化,宣传推广,宣传报道accentuate凸显,突出显示,突出强调,凸显出来illuminate发光,发明,照亮,发亮point up向上指,向上指点,向上点,向上指着interest利益,利益关系,利益驱动,利益相关者flashlight手电筒,闪光灯,手电,电筒floodlight泛光灯,投光灯,泛光灯,泛光照明feature特征,特点,功能,特色

Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
    • : a lamp for producing such a light.
    • : a brilliant light with a focused beam, mounted on the side of an automobile and used for illuminating objects not within range of the headlights.
    • : the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention: Asia is in the spotlight now.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    spot·light·ed or spot·lit, spot·light·ing.

    • : to direct the beam of a spotlight upon; light with a spotlight.
    • : to make conspicuous; call attention to: Newspapers spotlighted the story for a week.
    • : to hunt using a spotlight in order to temporarily blind or confuse them.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    spot·light·ed or spot·lit, spot·light·ing.

    • : to hunt by using a spotlight.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounattention; bright beam of light
Synonyms
fame名声,名望,成名,美誉light光,光线,光明,光照limelight焦点,亮点,焦点人物,焦点问题notoriety臭名昭著,恶名,恶名昭彰,声名狼藉public eye公众视野,公众视线,公众的眼睛,公众眼publicity宣传,广告,宣扬,宣传活动flashlight手电筒,闪光灯,手电,电筒floodlight泛光灯,投光灯,泛光灯,泛光照明interest利益,利益关系,利益驱动,利益相关者center stage中心舞台,中央舞台,中心台,中心阶段public attention公众关注,公众注意,公众的关注,公众注意力
verbfocus attention on
Synonyms
accentuate凸显,突出显示,突出强调,凸显出来highlight亮点,着重指出,突出强调,突出显示illuminate发光,发明,照亮,发亮point up向上指,向上指点,向上点,向上指着publicize宣传,公开化,宣传推广,宣传报道feature特征,特点,功能,特色floodlight泛光灯,投光灯,泛光灯,泛光照明limelight焦点,亮点,焦点人物,焦点问题draw attention引人注意,引人注目,引起注意,引起人们的注意give prominence凸显,彰显,突出强调,凸显出来put on center stage放在中心舞台上,置于中心舞台,摆在中心舞台上,摆在中心位置

Examples

  • The last few months have put technology and its role in society, especially in the United States, in the spotlight.

  • They don’t do it for not a big salary, no spotlight, no interview, just because they care, they want to do something about it.

  • Now that I was in the spotlight I was like, “OK, well, now that I got everyone’s attention, I got to really make the world proud and do something.”

  • That spotlight will now fall on Jassy, and politicians are already preparing.

  • The actions by two have driven our beautiful town into the national spotlight in ways that do not reflect our whole community.

  • Both Ney and Abramoff have reentered the public spotlight following their sentences, writing books about their experiences.

  • Fumes filled the arena, engines revved, and the beastly vehicles made their way out on to the spotlight.

  • She had all the pressure of people in the spotlight and was unbelievably rigorous about keeping it real.

  • In this age of selfies, the president had chosen someone who never seeks the spotlight and lets her work speak for itself.

  • Dredging up the Wichita Massacre puts the two justices who were part of the 6-to-1 majority ruling in the spotlight.

  • "I guess mother will be gladder than any of us," replied Betty promptly, trying to shift the spotlight from herself.

  • The Swami made a determined effort to recapture the spotlight.

  • On the huge statue, a spotlight was following two microscopic figures over the statue's shoulder.

  • They had mounted a heavy machine-gun to point seaward and a self-powered spotlight, not turned on, rested nearby.

  • She saw the spotlight in the hand of an officer up the deck and she hastened toward him.

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