| [/ˈspɔtlaɪt; ˋspɑtˏlaɪt/] n 用法:
1 (also spot) [C] (lamp used for sending a) strong beam of light directed onto a particular place or person, eg on the stage of a theatre 聚光灯（的光）（如舞台上的）. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page ix. 用法:
2 the spotlight [sing] (fig 比喻) full attention or publicity 大家的注意:
a sportsman who likes to be in the spotlight 爱出风头的运动员 *
This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion. 本周引人瞩目的是时装界. spotlight 2
v (pt, pp spotlit [/-lɪt; -ˏlɪt/] or, esp in sense 2, spotlighted 亦作spotlighted, 尤用於下述第2义) [Tn] 用法:
1 direct a spotlight onto (sb/sth) 将聚光灯射向（某人[某物]）:
a spotlit stage 有聚光照明的舞台. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) draw attention to (sth); make conspicuous or obvious 使注意（某事物）; 使突出或显眼:
The report has spotlighted real deprivation in the inner cities. 这篇报道披露了旧城区的贫困真相. |