limelight

英 [ˈlaɪmlaɪt]

美 [ˈlaɪmlaɪt]

n.  公众注意的中心
vt.  使显露头角; 使受到注目

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Collins.1 / BNC.14373 / COCA.13746

牛津词典

noun

• 公众注意的中心
  the centre of public attention
  1. to be in the limelight
     成为公众注目的中心
  2. to stay out of the limelight
     避免引人注目
  3. to steal/hog the limelight (= take attention away from other people)
     把公众的注意力吸引过来

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 公众注意的中心
  If someone is in thelimelight, a lot of attention is being paid to them, because they are famous or because they have done something very unusual or exciting.
  1. Tony has now been thrust into the limelight, with a high-profile job.
     托尼现在一下子成了众人关注的中心，因为他有一份经常出镜、见报的工作。

英英释义

noun

• a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light
  Synonym:calcium light
• a focus of public attention
  1. he enjoyed being in the limelight
  2. when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
  Synonym:spotlightglarepublic eye

双语例句

• Current, jujube miniascape is on flowers market limelight strong, suffer fully cultivate an angle with agency.
  目前，枣树盆景在花卉市场上风头正劲，备受种植户和经销商的追逐。
• That politician has been in the limelight recently because of his strong opinions.
  由于他强硬的立场，这位政治家最近站在了聚光灯下。
• She seems fond of the limelight.
  她似乎很爱出风头。
• They share the limelight by telling stories about star performers.
  他们通过讲述明星表现者的故事来分享星光。
• Wherever there's a chance of being in the limelight, he always pushes to the front.
  一有出头露面的机会，他就走在头里。
• New architectural approaches will get the limelight, but most likely they will all build upon SOA principles.
  新的架构方法会引人注目，但更有可能的是，它们都将构建在SOA的原则之上。
• Tony has now been thrust into the limelight, with a high-profile job.
  托尼现在一下子成了众人关注的中心，因为他有一份经常出镜、见报的工作。
• They remember names, listen to others and share the limelight.
  他们会记住他人的名字，倾听他人的想法，并与他人分享荣誉。
• It was this chair that made Mies famous at first, catapulting him into the international limelight.
  这是这把椅子，密斯在著名的第一，使他成为举世瞩目的焦点。
• But amid the preparations, the country has already discovered that the limelight can be a double-edged sword.
  但在准备过程中，这个国家发现，备受瞩目可能是一把双刃剑。