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单词 highlight
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highlight
(hlaɪt )
Word forms: highlights , highlighting , highlighted
1. verb B2
If someone or something highlights a point or problem, they emphasize it or make you think about it.
...a moving ballad which highlighted the plight of the homeless. [VERB noun]
Once again, the 'Free Press' prefers not to highlight these facts. [VERB noun]
Two events have highlighted the tensions in recent days. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: emphasize, stress, accent, feature  
2. verb B2
To highlight a piece of text means to mark it in a different colour, either with a special type of pen or on a computer screen.
Highlight the chosen area by clicking and holding down the left mouse button. [VERB noun]
...the relevant maps with the route highlighted in yellow. [VERB noun]
3. countable noun B2
The highlights of an event, activity, or period of time are the most interesting or exciting parts of it.
...a match that is likely to prove one of the highlights of the tournament. [+ of]
The highlight of my day used to be cooking Meg a meal when she came in from work.
I don't want to watch the game now. I'll just wait till the highlights come on later tonight.
Synonyms: high point, peak, climax, feature  
4. plural noun
Highlights in a person's hair are narrow lighter areas made by dyeing or sunlight.
Collocations:
highlight a lack
The slow starts highlight the lack of strong leadership, and this keeps cropping up.
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His tenure as premier did, however, highlight a lack of leadership qualities.
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Then he broke into his own headquarters at night to highlight a lack of security.
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That statistic will inevitably raise questions about their concentration levels, while serving to highlight a lack of defensive cohesion.
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The researchers wrote that their results 'highlight a lack of public awareness surrounding safe selfmedication and inadequate access to timely emergency dental care ... primarily during the working week'.
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highlight a link
Previous studies have highlighted a link between high caffeine intake and increased risk of miscarriage, but many have serious flaws.
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The crime survey highlighted the link between the visibility of police officers on the streets and in neighbourhoods and public confidence in how the police did their job overall.
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The removal of his hippocampus - a tiny area in the temporal lobes - cured his fits but prevented him from forming new memories, highlighting the link between the hippocampus and memory.
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It highlights the link in these extreme conditions between journalism, public activism and human rights activities.
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Furthermore, studies have highlighted a link between tropomyosin isoform expression and the acquisition of metastatic properties.
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highlight a need
The cook said she hoped her experience would highlight the need for a reform giving witnesses the right to rebut false claims.
The Sun (2013)
I can only hope that my experience will highlight the need for a reform that will give witnesses some rights to rebut false claims.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Our findings highlight the need to prevent transmission by droplets and fomites during a pandemic.
Ke Han, Xiaoping Zhu, Fan He, Lunguang Liu, Lijie Zhang, Huilai Ma, Xinyu Tang, Ting Huang, Guang Zeng, Bao-Ping Zhu 2009, 'Lack of Airborne Transmission during Outbreak of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among Tour Group Members, China, June 2009', Emerging Infectious Diseases
These data highlight the need for age-specific pharmacotherapy design and clinical application in adolescence.
Jennifer B. Dwyer, Frances M. Leslie 2016, 'Adolescent Maturation of Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptor Function and Interactions in Rodents', PLOS ONE
highlight a passage
When you highlight a passage in an e-book, the e-book retailer knows what you have done.
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Highlighted passages were not included in the transcript provided to the parliamentary inquiry.
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However, before the 20th century, percussion instruments played a very small role in orchestral music and mostly served for punctuation, to highlight passages, or for novelty.
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highlight a similarity
In order to highlight the similarity to natural metabolic processes, the terms industrial or societal metabolism have been introduced.
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We highlight the similarities in order to create a safe place in which we can dialogue about the differences.
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The interconnected nature of the ventilation and shade systems also highlights the similarities.
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An overview of each follows, highlighting the similarities and differences between the various forms.
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Comparison highlights the similarities between two or more similar objects while contrasting highlights the differences between two or more objects.
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highlight a trend
Both moves highlight a trend towards an international flavour being added to the learning diet of aspiring lawyers.
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The list, which was released yesterday, highlights the trends and events that have caught the public's attention.
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She said that the government would publish a report every year to highlight the trends and problems in young people's wellbeing.
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Researchers highlighted a trend for middle class families to slide further behind the highest paid.
The Sun
The dialogue between these intellectuals highlights a trend in recent years for certain schools of sociology and philosophy to intersect.
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highlight a weakness
Dragon plays to their strengths while also highlighting a weakness for whimsy.
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But the double-bass has its limitations as a lead instrument, and this display also highlighted her weakness for tasteful but inconsequential and over-extended pastoral themes.
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Your experience highlights the weakness of the chargeback scheme.
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This album of 11 originals and two covers too often highlights that weakness but it's not without genuinely touching moments.
The Sun
He seeks to use one player's strengths to highlight the weaknesses of another.
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highlight tension
Analysts used the drama in the oil markets to highlight tensions in the financial sector.
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The construction row also highlighted tensions between the centre and some ministers.
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The intervention highlights tensions at the heart of the government's efforts drastically to reduce air pollution.
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highlight the benefit
That meant a half-day lift closure but it was dealt with swiftly and at least highlighted the benefit of travelling with a tour operator.
The Sun
The campaigners highlighted the benefit of pressing staff over better discount codes and prices elsewhere.
The Sun
It highlights the benefit to people's overall fitness and wellbeing, including improved mindfulness and reduced stress levels.
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highlight the nature of
Temple legends, as said earlier, are highly symbolic representations of the subtle spiritual principles and highlight the nature and intensity of the spiritual presence at a particular place.
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The project features spaces highlighting the nature of the surrounding area.
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Item 10(1) highlights the nature, degree and extent of the incapacity, and the steps the employer should take to accommodate the employee.
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highlight the plight of
Every day reports highlight the plight of one group or another, and seek more taxpayer support.
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He was more than willing to be arrested in order to highlight the plight of the starving and desperate in that lawless country.
The Sun
Yesterday, hundreds of residents took part in a 'rally for recovery' in the town centre, gathering to highlight the plight of their friends and neighbours.
Times, Sunday Times
Activists and thinkers attempted to use the media of theatre to highlight the plight of the people, and to stage a form of artistic protest.
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As a reporter, much of my work has been about highlighting the plight of the vulnerable.
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highlight the role of
The award aim at highlight the role of media in creating awareness about the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene services.
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It highlights the role of the raw data historians deal with.
Christianity Today
Its value lies in the way it highlights the role of managers in creating and sustaining the relational aspect of their unit or department.
ST
The revelation has highlighted the role of third-party guarantors being used by auction houses to attract sellers of the most valuable artworks.
Times, Sunday Times
It highlights the role of perception.
Christianity Today
highlight the shortcomings of
A video of the incident caused outrage, with many saying it highlighted the shortcomings of the political class.
The Sun
There are increasing numbers of cases that highlight the shortcomings of the law in controlling comment on the internet.
Times, Sunday Times
It was also one that highlighted the shortcomings of a club who settle for moral victories over silverware.
The Sun
In addition to highlighting some shortcomings of the mirror self-recognition test, the researchers hope that their study will shine a light on the often underappreciated intelligence of fish.
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He was always the first to highlight any shortcomings in his own play, with typical humour.
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highlight the significance of
On the ground, commentators were quick to highlight the significance.
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He highlighted the significance of the 'culture' put in place by prime ministers.
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Special cultural program and discussions are organised highlighting the significance of the day.
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Their study highlighted the significance of finding in nature an object as good as a man-made product.
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highlight the struggle of
The singular in the original highlights the struggle of the individual against the wicked masses.
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The film highlighted the struggle of rural handloom weavers in the wake of rapid industrialization.
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The film highlights their struggles during their first year of marriage, switching back and forth from flashbacks of the year's action to a counselor's office.
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highlights include
Other highlights include a street concours for cars built before 1982, displays of pre-war racers and of course lots of hillclimb action.
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Highlights include lightly battered, tender kalamar (squid) to flavour-packed kofte (lamb meatballs), followed by sulac (cold rice pudding).
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Highlights include remarkable robots and viral sports chapters.
The Sun
He introduced the heraldic theme; its highlights include a chandelier set with stag heads.
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Highlights include the grassy mount and the hot border, full of spicy colour.
Times, Sunday Times
highlights reel
Asked if he needed to win this week, he went back to the highlights reel.
Times, Sunday Times
His equaliser here was another goal worthy of a place on any highlights reel.
The Sun
Showed his players a highlights reel of their season before kick-off but that 60-second snippet failed to inspire a shaky side seeking safety.
The Sun
He took this correspondent's vote for reasons that are best not explained in writing but observed in a mesmerising highlights reel.
Times, Sunday Times
It was not a bout to make any highlights reel, although his next one may well do.
Times, Sunday Times
interview highlight
The interview highlighted a key vulnerability: like many bosses, the prime minister isn't accustomed to dealing with outright challenges to his world view.
Times, Sunday Times
The survey results and subsequent interviews highlighted many challenges that companies encounter when running large, distributed applications on public cloud infrastructure.
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musical highlight
These 19 quite delightful musical highlights are being released as a download album next week.
The Sun
The geeky group's lives form a watchable enough backdrop to the sporadic musical highlights.
The Sun
Some of the musical highlights of the album are the transitions between songs, which often blend into each other.
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The program interspersed audio and musical highlights of old time radio with the stories, achievements, failures, scams and bitter feuds between each of the main protagonists.
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report highlights
The report highlights continued, severe financial stress worldwide.
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The inspection report highlights the consequences of overcrowding on the prison system.
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Second, the report highlights a worrying flattening out of road safety.
Times, Sunday Times
The 'destinations of the future' part of the report highlights nations that generated the biggest increase in searches over the past year.
The Sun
The report highlights poor maths skills in particular.
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research highlights
The research highlights the dangers of relying on property to fund retirement.
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Research highlights that eating disorders are a response to stress as we learn, from childhood, that food helps with feelings.
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However, research highlights that beliefs and expectations about the severe discomfort and its impact on one's life and functioning are key to the pain experience.
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Research highlights how topsy-turvy the world has become.
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The research highlights the danger of any travel that involves long periods of inactivity, including by rail and road.
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season highlight
The athletic season highlight for that year was winning the 33rd district basketball tournament.
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He did not perform as well in 2006, with his season highlight being an appearance in the semi-finals of the 200 m.
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His season highlight was a 44 yard interception return.
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show highlight
But the show highlighted the point that they are no longer basic or that mini, but quite sophisticated and roomy.
The Sun
Overly reliant on cover versions, this show highlighted her surprisingly thin canon of original material.
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Far from advertising the depth of the squad, a largely aimless and at times spiritless show highlighted the missing duo's importance.
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The annual show highlighting exciting new artists promises 55 of them this year.
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The show highlights the sometimes poignant connections between these three unique talents.
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study highlights
The study highlights the increasing pressure on top brands to combine low prices and top quality as the recession forces consumers to shop around.
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Crucially, the study highlights how these different financial systems can critically affect national economic performance.
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Still, as the issue of antibiotic resistance continues to balloon worldwide, this study highlights the importance of taking creative new approaches to treatment.
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Parasites need to be included in conversations about conservation, and this study highlights their delicate position in complex ecosystems, the scientists say.
Smithsonian Insider
They added that the study highlights 'once again the need for access to flexible and affordable childcare'.
Times, Sunday Times
tour highlight
This performance was a tour highlight.
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Cols (mountain passes) provide many tour highlights and the event had crossed our one, 3,530ft above sea level, 12 times.
The Sun
The total includes all tour highlights, transport, accommodation, road tolls and taxes, most meals, camping and cooking equipment, and the support of a tour leader.
Times, Sunday Times
video highlight
These websites are where fans would go for club statements, to book tickets, for video highlights, live match commentaries, club shop purchases and televised news.
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You can catch all the best action with our video highlights service.
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Watch video highlights of each day's play online and on your mobile phone and tablet ?
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Check out the video highlights at http:/multimedia.
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However, it also presented a headache for the holders of rights to screen video highlights.
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Translations:
Chinese: 亮点, 强调
Japanese: ハイライト やま場, 強調する
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