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单词 high-profile
释义
high-profileˌhigh-ˈprofile adjective [only before noun] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a high-profile civil rights lawyer
  • a high-profile position as Chief Executive
  • a high-profile trial
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Another high-profile decision that must be made this spring is who will be basketball coach after this season?
  • He also advised them again to get a high-profile chairman and a well-known editor.
  • He became the most high-profile newscaster in Britain when he made his debut as the programme's anchorman.
  • If federal officials had their way, the defendants in three high-profile spy cases would change their pleas of not guilty.
  • Now the belief is growing that the visit is being planned to coincide with the high-profile opening of the camp.
  • This is a high-profile case but not unique.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorreceiving a lot of attention in newspapers etc
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.
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?
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.
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.
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 CORPUSNOUN
· This is a high-profile case but not unique.· He has testified before Congress and has litigated other high-profile cases.· In high-profile cases, state and local governments occasionally put up reward money as a way of assisting homicide investigations.
attracting a lot of public attention, usually deliberately OPP  low profile:  a high-profile public figurehigh profile noun [singular]
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