limelight
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英 [ˈlaɪmlaɪt]
美 [ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt]
是什么意思
众人注意的中心;(不)是公众关注的中心,(不)引人注目;石灰光,石灰光灯;白炽灯
使显露头角,使受到注目;
变形
过去式:limelightedlimelit过去分词:limelightedlimelit现在分词:limelighting第三人称单数:limelights
英英释义
limelight[ 'laimlait ]
- n.
- a focus of public attention
"he enjoyed being in the limelight"
同义词:spotlightglarepublic eye
- a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
同义词:calcium light
- a focus of public attention
学习怎么用
词组短语
in the limelight引人注目
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- She claims she never sought the limelight.
她说她从不爱出风头。 - When I was President, I was always in the limelight there was no privacy.
我当总统时一直为公众瞩目,谈不上私人的生活。 - That politician has been in the limelight recently because of his strong opinions.
那位政治家由于持激烈的观点,近来一直引人注目。 - He is likely to be thrusted into the national political limelight.
他很有可能被推到国家政治斗争的聚光灯下。
用作动词(v.)
- She is limelighted anywhere she goes.
她走到哪里都受人注目。
权威例句
TSLP: finally in the limelight.tRNA transfers to the limelightFrom Oblivion into the Limelight: Iron (Domino) CatalysisHistone chaperones, a supporting role in the limelightCancer metabolism: fatty acid oxidation in the limelightMitochondrial dysfunction in the limelight of Parkinson's disease pathogenesis.The adenomatous polyposis coli protein: in the limelight out at the edgeEndocannabinoid signaling in the brain: biosynthetic mechanisms in the limelight.Progesterone signalling in breast cancer: a neglected hormone coming into the limelightThe gap junction cellular internet: connexin hemichannels enter the signalling limelight