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单词 spotlight
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spotlight
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspɒt.laɪt/us
/ˈspɑːt.laɪt/
C2
(UKinformalspot)
alampwhosebeamcan bedirected, or acircleoflightproducedby such alamp
聚光灯；聚光灯照明圈
picture of spotlight
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in the spotlight
C2
(of aperson)receivinga lot ofpublicattention:
（人）备受关注的，为公众瞩目的
Thesenatorhas been in the spotlightrecentlysince therevelationof histaxfrauds.自从参议员的纳税欺诈行为曝光后，他就成了公众关注的焦点。
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Theatres, cinemas & their parts
  • art house
  • arthouse
  • backstage
  • billboard
  • bioscope
  • fleapit
  • footlights
  • green room
  • onstage
  • orchestra pit
  • scenery
  • setting
  • stage
  • stage left
  • stage right
  • stagy
  • theater
  • theatre
  • upstage
  • wing
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Lighting & light fittings in the home
Fame and famous
spotlight
verb[T]
uk
/ˈspɒt.laɪt/us
/ˈspɑːt.laɪt/
spotlightedorspotlit|spotlightedorspotlit
tolightsomething or someone with a spotlight:
用聚光灯照亮
Thepaintingsin thealcovewere spotlit from below.聚光灯从下方照亮了壁龛里的画。
If something spotlights aparticularsituation, itdirectspublicattentionto it.
使公众瞩目；引起公众关注
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Giving out light
  • afire
  • albedo
  • beam
  • bioluminescence
  • burnished
  • candlelit
  • flicker
  • gleam
  • glimmer
  • glitter
  • glow
  • illuminate
  • noctilucent
  • non-glare
  • non-luminous
  • out-glitter
  • pearlescence
  • reflected ray
  • shine
  • wink
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Stressing & emphasizing
(Definition ofspotlightfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

spotlight| American Dictionary

spotlight
noun[C]
us
/ˈspɑtˌlɑɪt/
acircleofstronglightthat comes from alampwhosebeamcan bedirected:
Spotlightsfollowedthe twodancersaround thestage.
fig.Theincidentbroughttoxicwasteinto thenationalspotlight(=directedattentionto it).
spotlight
verb[T]
us
/ˈspɑt·lɑɪt/
tolightsomeone or something with a spotlight:
fig.Special-interestgroupsareeffectiveat spotlightingneglectedissues(=directingattentionto them).
(Definition ofspotlightfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspotlight

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We spotlighted international actors dedicated to transnational infrastructures - international organisations and visionary individuals - as key witnesses to this issue and a promising research site.
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When the clutch engaged, the electric timer, one direct floodlight, and two indirect spotlights were turned on automatically.
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Such a broad profile of two adjacent spotlights of attention would create substantial overlap, resulting in an attentional modulation in the intermediate regions.
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Second it gives rise to procedures and competencies to interpret developments spotlighted by the information-collection exercise.
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Commercial and political spotlights are shining brightly on xenotransplantation, at least temporarily relegating safer policy options to the shadows.
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A new book spotlighting the works of a major but sparsely represented playwright is to be celebrated.
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With a further increase of width, overlapping spotlights of attention might result in a peak activity in intermediate regions.
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The only lighting present was two spotlights and a candle.
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Emphasis on representation also spotlights the insufficiency of our reading practices to date.
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Also, she could not see the audience because of the spotlights on her.
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However, it is the second and more fundamental issue that will be spotlighted here.
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The results show that dividing attention leads to multiple spotlights of attention for central as well as more peripheral locations of the visual field.
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Late at night, police helicopters buzzed through the darkness, their spotlights fingering the ground and tracking individuals on streets and rooftops.
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European region, thus spotlighting its potential for boundary definition.
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In our experiments, the foveal activation would therefore strongly depend on the size of the two spotlights.
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