limelight

英 [ˈlaɪmlaɪt]

美 [ˈlaɪmlaɪt]

n.  公众注意的中心
vt.  使显露头角; 使受到注目

TEM8

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

• Most of the time, our Bollywood celebrities hog the limelight because of their looks and style.
  大多数时候，我们的宝莱坞名人猪，因为他们的外观和风格的风头。
• She likes to be in the limelight.
  她就爱冒尖儿。
• 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。
• Electric lighting replaced limelight in the late 19th century.
  19世纪后期，电灯取代了灰光灯。
• 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。
• The politician is in the limelight showing off.
  这位政客是个在众人面前爱出风头的人。
• They must overcome the tendency to seek the limelight.
  他们必须克服爱出风头的倾向。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。