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单词 to throw into relief
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to throw (or bring, etc.) into relief
c. figurative and in figurative context. Vividness, distinctness, or prominence due to contrast or method of presentation. Frequently as to throw (or bring, etc.) into relief.
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1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 218 His evidence,..For want of prominence and just relief, Would hang an honest man.
1854 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay II. 178 The combination of worldly prosperity..forced into strong relief and fiery contrast this curse written in the flesh.
1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 53 The horrors perpetrated by the Carthaginians..are brought out into full relief by Diodorus.
1889 Harper's Mag. July 220/2 Margaret and Miss Arbuser were ushered in through a double row of servants in livery..an array necessary to bring into relief the naturalness and simplicity of the entertainers.
1922 L. H. Wild Lit. Guide Bible 187 The solemn sadness of Psalm ninety is set in strong relief by the sunny brightness of happy, perfect trust in the Divine protection.
1991 K. Jones Learning not to be First ix. 103 Lizzie became pregnant, and the sickly young woman's fecundity threw Christina's own barrenness into stark relief.
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