spotlight

英 [ˈspɒtlaɪt]

美 [ˈspɑːtlaɪt]

n.  聚光灯; 聚光灯照亮的地方; 聚光灯照明圈; 媒体和公众的注意
v.  用聚光灯照; 特别关注，突出报道(以使公众注意)

复数：spotlights　现在分词：spotlighting　过去式：spotlighted　过去分词：spotlighted　第三人称单数：spotlights　

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牛津词典

noun

• 聚光灯
  a light with a single, very bright beam that can be directed at a particular place or person
  1. The room was lit by spotlights.
     房间被聚光灯照亮。
• 聚光灯照亮的地方；聚光灯照明圈
  the area of light that is made by a spotlight
  1. She stood alone on stage in the spotlight.
     她独自站在舞台的聚光灯下。
• 媒体和公众的注意
  attention from newspapers, television and the public
  1. Unemployment is once again in the spotlight .
     失业问题再次受到人们的关注。
  2. The issue will come under the spotlight when parliament reassembles.
     等议会重开的时候，这个问题将成为焦点。
  3. The report has turned the spotlight on the startling rise in street crime.
     这篇报道使人们将关注的目光投向街头犯罪激增的问题。

verb

• 用聚光灯照
  to shine a spotlight on sb/sth
  1. a spotlit stage
     聚光灯照亮的舞台
• 特别关注，突出报道（以使公众注意）
  to give special attention to a problem, situation, etc. so that people notice it
  1. The programme spotlights financial problems in the health service.
     节目突出报道了公共医疗机构的财政问题。

柯林斯词典

• 聚光灯
  Aspotlightis a powerful light, for example in a theatre, which can be directed so that it lights up a small area.
• VERB 使受关注;使突出醒目
  If somethingspotlightsa particular problem or situation, it makes people notice it and think about it.
  1. The budget crisis also spotlighted a weakening American economy.
     预算危机也突显了正在衰退的美国经济。
  2. ...a new book spotlighting female entrepreneurs.
     一本关注女企业家的新书
• PHRASE 成为公众关注的焦点;受到瞩目
  Someone or something that isin the spotlightis getting a great deal of public attention.
  1. Webb is back in the spotlight.
     韦布又重新成为焦点。
• PHRASE 备受(媒体和公众的)关注
  If someone or something comesunder the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
  1. The economy will come under the spotlight today at the conference of the Trades Union Congress.
     经济将会成为今天工会代表大会会议上的焦点。

英英释义

noun

• a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area
  Synonym:spot
• 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:limelightglarepublic eye

verb

• illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
• move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
  1. The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
  Synonym:foregroundhighlightplay up

双语例句

• She's in the spotlight, it's all about her.
  她在聚光灯下，焦点都在她身上。
• Liu brought the issue of cross-dressing into the media spotlight.
  刘著使变装问题得到了媒体的关注。
• This is your time in the spotlight.
  这就是聚光灯照耀你的时刻。
• The spotlight shines on your hopes and dreams for the future.
  光芒照耀着你未来的希望与梦想。
• The effect is similar to shining a harsh spotlight on the image.
  此效果与发散的聚光灯照在图像上相似。
• Now he's sharing the red carpet spotlight with Robert Pattinson.
  现在他与罗伯特·帕丁森共同分享红毯上的瞩目。
• Webb is back in the spotlight.
  韦布又重新成为焦点。
• At WangHong's wedding, he stole the spotlight with his beautiful new car.
  在王红的婚礼上，因为漂亮的新车，他抢了光彩。
• The insider trading trial of Raj Rajaratnam placed more than just hedge fund advisers in the spotlight.
  拉贾拉贾那纳姆（rajrajaratnam）的内幕交易审讯不只是把对冲基金顾问拽到了聚光灯下。
• The exhibition was intended to spotlight the damage drugs inflict upon society and family.
  展览会的目的是集中揭露毒品对社会和家庭造成的危害。