limelight
英 [ˈlaɪmlaɪt]
美 [ˈlaɪmlaɪt]
n. 公众注意的中心
vt. 使显露头角; 使受到注目
Collins.1 / BNC.14373 / COCA.13746
牛津词典
noun
- 公众注意的中心
the centre of public attention- to be in the limelight
成为公众注目的中心 - to stay out of the limelight
避免引人注目 - to steal/hog the limelight (= take attention away from other people)
把公众的注意力吸引过来
- to be in the limelight
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.- 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。
- Tony has now been thrust into the limelight, with a high-profile job.
英英释义
noun
- a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light
- a focus of public attention
- he enjoyed being in the limelight
- when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
双语例句
- As he has returned to the limelight he has faced new storms.
当回到众人瞩目的中心时，他却面临新的风暴。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - She likes to be in the limelight.
她就爱冒尖儿。 - 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。 - 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。 - They must overcome the tendency to seek the limelight.
他们必须克服爱出风头的倾向。 - 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。 - That politician has been in the limelight recently because of his strong opinions.
由于他强硬的立场，这位政治家最近站在了聚光灯下。