音标:['laimlait] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 石灰光, 石灰光灯, 以石灰光灯照射的舞台
vt. 使受到注目, 使显露头角
n. a focus of public attention
n. a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
词型变化:名词复数形式 : limelights
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limelight的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. She claims she never sought the limelight.她说她从不爱出风头。
  2. When I was President, I was always in the limelight there was no privacy.我当总统时一直为公众瞩目,谈不上私人的生活。
  3. That politician has been in the limelight recently because of his strong opinions.那位政治家由于持激烈的观点,近来一直引人注目。
  4. He is likely to be thrusted into the national political limelight.他很有可能被推到国家政治斗争的聚光灯下。
用作动词(v.)
  1. She is limelighted anywhere she goes.她走到哪里都受人注目。

词汇搭配

  • steal the limelight吸引注意力
  • fond of the limelight喜欢引人注目,爱出风...
  • in the limelight引人注意

经典引文

  • We earned..a nice little sum out of Tutankhamen when he was in the limelight.

    出自:E. Lewis
  • A puppy will steal the limelight from even a well-loved dog.

    出自:P. Ustinov
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