limelight

noun

1. 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

1. N-UNCOUNT 公众注意的中心
   If someone is in the limelight, 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。

1. Now, Bert, quit hogging the limelight.
   好了，伯特，别出风头。
2. 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。
3. The politician is in the limelight showing off.
   这位政客是个在众人面前爱出风头的人。
4. She seems fond of the limelight.
   她似乎很爱出风头。
5. 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。
6. She likes to be in the limelight.
   她就爱冒尖儿。
7. They share the limelight by telling stories about star performers.
   他们通过讲述明星表现者的故事来分享星光。
8. But amid the preparations, the country has already discovered that the limelight can be a double-edged sword.
   但在准备过程中，这个国家发现，备受瞩目可能是一把双刃剑。
9. When you're in the limelight, people judge you and everything you do sends a message out to your fans.
   当你在风头的时候，人们判断你和你所做的一切将消息发送到你的球迷。
10. 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。
11. It was this chair that made Mies famous at first, catapulting him into the international limelight.
    这是这把椅子，密斯在著名的第一，使他成为举世瞩目的焦点。
12. I no longer think that arrogantly craving the limelight is a beautiful thing.
    我不再认为自大的渴望成为众人瞩目的焦点是好事情。
13. When I am president, I am always in the limelight.
    我当总统时一直为公众瞩目。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. They remember names, listen to others and share the limelight.
    他们会记住他人的名字，倾听他人的想法，并与他人分享荣誉。
17. He is now one of Shanghai's notables& but he prefers to remain out of the limelight.
    虽则已成为上海的名人了，但他宁愿像过去一样不去引人注目。
18. Electric lighting replaced limelight in the late 19th century.
    19世纪后期，电灯取代了灰光灯。
19. 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。
20. She claims she never sought the limelight.
    她说她从不爱出风头。
21. Becks came to a similar crossroads not long after me, but he was more naturally outgoing than me and seemed to enjoy the limelight more than I did.
    在我之后不久，贝贝也走到一个和我相似的十字路口，但是他比我要自然直率，而且似乎也比我更喜欢那种成为注目焦点的感觉。
22. They must overcome the tendency to seek the limelight.
    他们必须克服爱出风头的倾向。
23. You may know this film as limelight.
    你也许知道《舞台生涯》这部电影。
24. That politician has been in the limelight recently because of his strong opinions.
    由于他强硬的立场，这位政治家最近站在了聚光灯下。
25. I think the actress enjoys being in the limelight.
    我想这个女演员喜欢受到大家的注目。
26. 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。
27. New architectural approaches will get the limelight, but most likely they will all build upon SOA principles.
    新的架构方法会引人注目，但更有可能的是，它们都将构建在SOA的原则之上。
28. 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。
29. Current, jujube miniascape is on flowers market limelight strong, suffer fully cultivate an angle with agency.
    目前，枣树盆景在花卉市场上风头正劲，备受种植户和经销商的追逐。

noun

1. a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light

   Synonym:    calcium light

2. 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