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Spotlight Phrase 短语 英 Spɒtlaɪt] 美 Spɑːtlaɪt N.照明灯;车头灯;公众注意中心 Vt.用聚光灯照;使瞩目

英语单词 spotlight
英美音标 英 ['spɒtlaɪt] 美 ['spɑːtlaɪt]
中文释义 n.照明灯;车头灯;公众注意中心
vt.用聚光灯照;使瞩目
英语例句 (1) She is tired of being in the spotlight.
(2) The dazzle of the spotlight made him ill at ease.
(3) This footballer is a sportsman who likes to be in the spotlight.
(4) She walked out onto the spotlit stage.
(5) The report has spotlighted real deprivation in the inner city.
中文例句 (1) 她厌倦到处拋头露面。
(2) 聚光灯的耀眼强光使他局促不安。
(3) 这个足球运动员是个爱出风头的运动员。
(4) 她走上了聚光灯照射的舞台。
(5) 这篇报道披露了旧城区的贫困真相。
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]聚光灯 A spotlight is a powerful light, for example in a theatre, which can be directed so that it lights up a small area.
    2
    [VERB 动词]使受关注;使突出醒目 If something spotlights a particular problem or situation, it makes people notice it and think about it.
      [V n]
    • The budget crisis also spotlighted a weakening American economy.

      预算危机也突显了正在衰退的美国经济。

    • ...a new book spotlighting female entrepreneurs.

      一本关注女企业家的新书

    3
    [PHRASE 短语]成为公众关注的焦点;受到瞩目 Someone or something that is in the spotlight is getting a great deal of public attention.
      [v-link PHR]
    • Webb is back in the spotlight.

      韦布又重新成为焦点。

    4
    [PHRASE 短语]备受(媒体和公众的)关注 If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
      [PHR after v]
    • The economy will come under the spotlight today at the conference of the Trades Union Congress.

      经济将会成为今天工会代表大会会议上的焦点。

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