英语词汇“limelight”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	limelight
释义	lime·light I. \ˈlīmˌlīt, usu -īd.+V\ noun 1. a. : a stage lighting instrument producing its illumination by means of an oxyhydrogen flame directed on a cylinder of lime and usually equipped with a lens to concentrate the light in a beam b. : the intense white light produced by such an instrument < as the branches burn they glow with the dazzling white of limelight — M.A.Wilson > c. Britain : spotlight < his genial smile was spotted on everyone in turn, like a limelight, with an orange slide over it, at a theatre — Osbert Sitwell > 2. : the light of public attention : the center of the stage < held the limelight in this period and set the pace, tone, and temper of the movie medium — Lewis Jacobs > < in the limelight > II. transitive verb : to center attention on : spotlight < pleased and flattered … to be so studied, so limelighted — Hamlin Garland >
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