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单词 highlighter
释义

highlighter

[ hahy-lahy-ter ]
/ ˈhaɪˌlaɪ tər /

noun

a felt-tip pen with a wide nib for highlighting passages of printed material in a soft, transparent color.
a cosmetic powder or cream applied to the face in places where light would naturally hit, as the cheeks, forehead, chin, and center of the nose, to create a glowing effect.

Origin of highlighter

First recorded in 1965–70; highlight + -er1

Words nearby highlighter

high-level, high-level language, high-level waste, highlife, highlight, highlighter, highlighting, highline, high liver, high-low, high-low-jack
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Example sentences from the Web for highlighter

  • She is about to get pages 196 and 197, torn from People and heavily marked with a highlighter pen, shoved under her door.

    Welcome to Showbiz Sharia Law|P. J. O’Rourke|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Uncap your highlighter, however, when you see the word “Yellowstone” or “father,” or “cancer.”

    Clues for Finding Forrest Fenn’s Buried Treasure, Part 2|Tony Doukopil|March 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for highlighter

highlighter
/ (ˈhaɪˌlaɪtə) /

noun

a cosmetic cream or powder applied to the face to highlight the cheekbones, eyes, etc
a fluorescent felt-tip pen used as a marker to emphasize a section of text without obscuring it
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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