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spotlight

释义

spotlight

noun countable

UK /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/

Word Forms

singular	spotlight
plural	spotlights

1
a powerful light that shines on a small area, for example in a theatre
Synonyms and related words
Types of electric light
Anglepoise
downlighter
fairy lights
1. 1a
  the light from a spotlight
  Synonyms and related words
  Specific types of light
  candlelight
  daylight
  gaslight
2

the spotlight
a situation in which you get a lot of public attention
in/under the spotlight:
They’re in the media spotlight both nationally and internationally.
out of the spotlight:
She’s enjoying life out of the spotlight.
Synonyms and related words
Fame and renown
fame
renown
celebrity
1. 2a
  the attention of people in a group
  Congress is turning the spotlight on the private lives of its members.
  Synonyms and related words
  Attentiveness and paying attention
  attention
  regard
  focused

spotlight

noun countable

US /ˈspɑtˌlaɪt/

Word Forms

singular	spotlight
plural	spotlights

1
a powerful light that shines on a small area, for example in a theater
Synonyms and related words
Types of electric light
fairy lights
flashlight
floodlight
1. 1a
  the light from a spotlight
  Synonyms and related words
  Specific types of light
  candlelight
  daylight
  gaslight
2

the spotlight
a situation in which you get a lot of public attention
in/under the spotlight:
They’re in the media spotlight both nationally and internationally.
out of the spotlight:
She’s enjoying life out of the spotlight.
Synonyms and related words
Fame and renown
fame
renown
celebrity
1. 2a
  the attention of people in a group
  Congress is turning the spotlight on the private lives of its members.
  Synonyms and related words
  Attentiveness and paying attention
  attention
  regard
  focused

spotlight

verb transitive

UK /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	spotlight
he/she/it	spotlights
present participle	spotlighting
past tense	spotlighted or spotlit
past participle	spotlighted or spotlit

1
to shine a spotlight on someone or something, especially a performer on a stage
Synonyms and related words
To shine, glow or give off light
shine
glow
flash
2
to make people pay a lot of attention to someone or something, for example by writing about them in a newspaper
The recent scandal served to spotlight the president’s privacy problems.
Synonyms and related words
To make something more obvious or noticeable
emphasize
underline
highlight

spotlight

verb transitive

US /ˈspɑtˌlaɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	spotlight
he/she/it	spotlights
present participle	spotlighting
past tense	spotlighted or spotlit
past participle	spotlighted or spotlit

1
to shine a spotlight on someone or something, especially a performer on a stage
Synonyms and related words
To shine, glow or give off light
shine
glow
flash
2
to make people pay a lot of attention to someone or something, for example by writing about them in a newspaper
The recent scandal served to spotlight the president’s privacy problems.
Synonyms and related words
To make something more obvious or noticeable
emphasize
underline
highlight

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