| 单词 | limelight |
| 释义 | limelight (once / 6062 pages) n To be in the limelight is to be at the center of public attention. It might make you a little jealous if your best friend's acting career suddenly puts her in the limelight. When a newly popular musician finds himself in the limelight, he might be surprised at all the attention. Someone who's in the limelight is constantly being talked about, interviewed, and photographed. In the early 1800's, theater stages were lit by heating a cylinder of the mineral called lime — the result was an intensely bright white light. The word limelight came to have its figurative meaning of "at the center of attention" in 1877. WORD FAMILYlimelight: limelights USAGE EXAMPLESIt propelled Adams into the limelight like few other authors. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) It was a part that catapulted her into the limelight as one of the most famous faces on the planet. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) “For someone never wanting to be sheriff of Collin County, there I am, thrown in the limelight,” Box said in a recent interview. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1n a focus of public attention he enjoyed being in the limelight Syn|Hyper glare, public eye, spotlight prominence the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent 2n a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting Syn|Hyper calcium light lamp an artificial source of visible illumination |
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