limelight

英 [ˈlaɪmlaɪt]

美 [ˈlaɪmlaɪt]

n.  公众注意的中心
vt.  使显露头角; 使受到注目

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14373 / COCA.13746

牛津词典

noun

• 公众注意的中心
  the centre of public attention
  1. to be in the limelight
     成为公众注目的中心
  2. to stay out of the limelight
     避免引人注目
  3. to steal/hog the limelight (= take attention away from other people)
     把公众的注意力吸引过来

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 公众注意的中心
  If someone is in thelimelight, a lot of attention is being paid to them, because they are famous or because they have done something very unusual or exciting.
  1. Tony has now been thrust into the limelight, with a high-profile job.
     托尼现在一下子成了众人关注的中心，因为他有一份经常出镜、见报的工作。

英英释义

noun

• a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light
  Synonym:calcium light
• a focus of public attention
  1. he enjoyed being in the limelight
  2. when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
  Synonym:spotlightglarepublic eye

双语例句

• Wherever there's a chance of being in the limelight, he always pushes to the front.
  一有出头露面的机会，他就走在头里。
• The limelight on subjective well-being adds a precious human touch to our pursuit of development.
  对于个人幸福的关注诶我们追求发展的过程增加了点人情味。
• As he has returned to the limelight he has faced new storms.
  当回到众人瞩目的中心时，他却面临新的风暴。
• They must overcome the tendency to seek the limelight.
  他们必须克服爱出风头的倾向。
• First, WHO is placed in the limelight, and second, what we do is very closely scrutinized.
  首先，世卫组织成为众人瞩目的中心；其次，将非常仔细地检查我们所做的事。
• When I am president, I am always in the limelight.
  我当总统时一直为公众瞩目。
• You may know this film as limelight.
  你也许知道《舞台生涯》这部电影。
• However, not all brands crave the limelight.
  但是，并非所有名牌都渴望得到公众的垂青。
• Most of the time, our Bollywood celebrities hog the limelight because of their looks and style.
  大多数时候，我们的宝莱坞名人猪，因为他们的外观和风格的风头。
• Many UK chairmen were previously chief executives at other companies and some still enjoy the public limelight.
  许多英国企业的董事长之前担任过其它企业的首席执行官，因此其中一些人仍受到公众的关注。