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单词 limelight
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limelight

noun
/ˈlaɪmlaɪt/
/ˈlaɪmlaɪt/
(usually the limelight)
[uncountable]
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  1. the centre of public attention
    • in the limelight to be in the limelight
    • out of the limelight to stay out of the limelight
    • to steal/hog the limelight (= take attention away from other people)
    Extra Examples
    • He was never a man to seek the limelight.
    • She accused her co-star of trying to hog the limelight.
    • She likes being in the limelight.
    • The band started touring again after two years out of the limelight.
    • She was just an ordinary person who was suddenly thrust into the limelight.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + limelight
    • grab
    • hog
    • steal
    preposition
    • into the limelight
    • in the limelight
    • out of the limelight
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