单词	spotlight
释义	spotlight1 nounspotlight2 verb spotlightspot‧light1 /ˈspɒtlaɪt $ ˈspɑːt-/ ●○○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Johnson stepped into the spotlight to make his speech. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS At last Nahat was up against the backdrop with the spotlight breathing down his neck. His blue eyes shimmer in the spotlights. Let the eyes hold the spotlight and keep lips muted with soft pink or peach. Suddenly, Stairway to Paradise is echoing through the theatre and I am stepping into the spotlight sliding faster and faster. Tatum had stayed out of the spotlight to bring up their three children Kevin, six, Sean, five and one-year-old Emily. The only option may be a single mercury vapour or metal halide spotlight, with no option for extra support lighting. The winners in 1992, 1980, 1976 and 1968 were unencumbered by political duties as federal officeholders in the national spotlight. Vaught likes the spotlight as much any other person. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorreceiving a lot of attention in newspapers etc► be in the public eye to receive a lot of attention, so that a lot of what you do is reported in newspapers, on television etc: · The President's family is constantly in the public eye.· Marks has kept himself in the public eye for years by filing bizarre lawsuits. ► be in the spotlight/limelight to receive a lot of attention in newspapers, on television etc, but often only for a short period of time: · The band is in the spotlight again because of its recent hit single.· How do her children feel about having a mother who's constantly in the limelight? ► much/most talked about receiving a lot of attention from newspapers, television etc, and talked about by a lot of people: · The much talked about new museum is somewhat disappointing.· She is Australia's most talked about TV actress. ► somebody's name is on everyone's lips if someone's name is on everyone's lips they are very well known and talked about for a short time, usually as a result of a news story: · As a result of the scandal, the tall Texan millionaire's name was on everyone's lips. ► high-profile often attracting a lot of attention because of your position in society or your job: · a high-profile civil rights lawyer· a high-profile position as Chief Executive Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► put/turn the spotlight on something  A new report has turned the spotlight on the problem of poverty in the inner cities. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► national · The national spotlight was on us - and it appeared to most of us that we'd missed an open goal.· The winners in 1992, 1980, 1976 and 1968 were unencumbered by political duties as federal officeholders in the national spotlight.· None of us reckoned on the combined firepower of the national spotlight, powerful political opponents and, yes, our shortcomings.· Tom Hayden recalled the foment in Chicago 28 years ago that propelled him as a young radical into the national spotlight.· Her mentor, Jim Teyechea, pushed Nogales' plight into the national spotlight, before he died of bone marrow cancer.· The national spotlight is one Bush has attempted to avoid since taking office in January 1995. ► public · He left the public spotlight to his wife, Pamela, whose notable salon nurtured a generation of assorted celebrities.· Putting the records immediately on the Internet means an immediate public spotlight.· Modern-day racers are under the public spotlight and any slip-up can land them in serious trouble.· Slowly, quietly, far from the public spotlight, new kinds of public institutions are emerging. NOUN► media · Suddenly she found herself under an intense media spotlight, enduring a 24-hour guard until she was 16.· Actually, it is Perot himself who is demanding the media spotlight again, now that Sen.· Yet he is the first to realise that the world's media spotlight will, once again, be on Redgrave. VERB► put · But this had never required him to put himself in the spotlight.· The Profitboss puts the spotlight on revenue.· Arthur Rackham: A life with illustration, puts the spotlight right back where it should be.· The June 1992 cover story put the spotlight on the banks and their image.· This will enable us to put the spotlight on those inner city LEAs and schools which are failing their pupils. ► shine · Accordingly, this book shines a spotlight on the Centralism precepts, and on the practices they yield.· A hunter shines a spotlight on a group of kangaroos, called a mob. ► throw · The weakness of these controls throws the spotlight on the Police Complaints Authority composed of lay persons. ► turn · He has closed the greenhouses and turned the spotlight back to fisheries.· The Equitable debacle has brought renewed accusations of mis-selling and turned a spotlight on the effectiveness of regulation.· As Barker turns the spotlight back on to our own attitudes, Border Crossing asks questions we can only answer for ourselves.· This latest book turns the spotlight on the human aspects and it offers excellent entertainment. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the spotlight The glare of the media spotlight has made it very difficult for Dr. Ho to do his work. 1[countable] a light with a very bright beam which can be directed at someone or something. Spotlights are often used to light a stage when actors or singers are performing:  The yard was lit by three huge spotlights.under the spotlights I was sweating under the spotlights.in/into the spotlight She stepped into the spotlight and began to sing.2the spotlight a lot of attention in newspapers, on television etcin/under the spotlight Education is once again under the spotlight.put/turn the spotlight on something A new report has turned the spotlight on the problem of poverty in the inner cities. spotlight1 nounspotlight2 verb spotlightspotlight2 verb (past tense and past participle spotlighted or spotlit) [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE spotlight Simple Form Present I, you, we, they spotlight he, she, it spotlights Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they spotlighted, spotlit Present perfect I, you, we, they have spotlighted, spotlit, spoylit he, she, it has spotlighted, spotlit, spoylit Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had spotlighted, spotlit, spoylit Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will spotlight Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have spotlighted, spotlit, spoylit Continuous Form Present I am spotlighting he, she, it is spotlighting you, we, they are spotlighting Past I, he, she, it was spotlighting you, we, they were spotlighting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been spotlighting he, she, it has been spotlighting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been spotlighting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be spotlighting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been spotlighting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The article spotlights the growth of Islam in the U.S. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But one top economist viewed the Government's decision to spotlight manufacturing as another U-turn. Our list here isn't comprehensive, but simply aims to spotlight some of the new homes on the market. 1to direct attention to someone or something SYN  highlight:  The article spotlights the problems of the homeless.2to shine a strong beam of light on something:  She walked out onto the spotlit stage.
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