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

• She likes to be in the limelight.
  她就爱冒尖儿。
• They must overcome the tendency to seek the limelight.
  他们必须克服爱出风头的倾向。
• Becks came to a similar crossroads not long after me, but he was more naturally outgoing than me and seemed to enjoy the limelight more than I did.
  在我之后不久，贝贝也走到一个和我相似的十字路口，但是他比我要自然直率，而且似乎也比我更喜欢那种成为注目焦点的感觉。
• 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。
• First, WHO is placed in the limelight, and second, what we do is very closely scrutinized.
  首先，世卫组织成为众人瞩目的中心；其次，将非常仔细地检查我们所做的事。
• When you're in the limelight, people judge you and everything you do sends a message out to your fans.
  当你在风头的时候，人们判断你和你所做的一切将消息发送到你的球迷。
• She claims she never sought the limelight.
  她说她从不爱出风头。
• I no longer think that arrogantly craving the limelight is a beautiful thing.
  我不再认为自大的渴望成为众人瞩目的焦点是好事情。
• 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。
• Now, Bert, quit hogging the limelight.
  好了，伯特，别出风头。