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

• They must overcome the tendency to seek the limelight.
  他们必须克服爱出风头的倾向。
• Electric lighting replaced limelight in the late 19th century.
  19世纪后期，电灯取代了灰光灯。
• Many UK chairmen were previously chief executives at other companies and some still enjoy the public limelight.
  许多英国企业的董事长之前担任过其它企业的首席执行官，因此其中一些人仍受到公众的关注。
• He is now one of Shanghai's notables& but he prefers to remain out of the limelight.
  虽则已成为上海的名人了，但他宁愿像过去一样不去引人注目。
• She likes to be in the limelight.
  她就爱冒尖儿。
• Now, Bert, quit hogging the limelight.
  好了，伯特，别出风头。
• She claims she never sought the limelight.
  她说她从不爱出风头。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。