spotlight

noun

1. 聚光灯
   a light with a single, very bright beam that can be directed at a particular place or person
   1. The room was lit by spotlights.
      房间被聚光灯照亮。
2. 聚光灯照亮的地方；聚光灯照明圈
   the area of light that is made by a spotlight
   1. She stood alone on stage in the spotlight.
      她独自站在舞台的聚光灯下。
3. 媒体和公众的注意
   attention from newspapers, television and the public
   1. Unemployment is once again in the spotlight .
      失业问题再次受到人们的关注。
   2. The issue will come under the spotlight when parliament reassembles.
      等议会重开的时候，这个问题将成为焦点。
   3. The report has turned the spotlight on the startling rise in street crime.
      这篇报道使人们将关注的目光投向街头犯罪激增的问题。

verb

1. 用聚光灯照
   to shine a spotlight on sb/sth
   1. a spotlit stage
      聚光灯照亮的舞台
2. 特别关注，突出报道（以使公众注意）
   to give special attention to a problem, situation, etc. so that people notice it
   1. The programme spotlights financial problems in the health service.
      节目突出报道了公共医疗机构的财政问题。

1. 聚光灯
   A spotlight is a powerful light, for example in a theatre, which can be directed so that it lights up a small area.
2. VERB 使受关注;使突出醒目
   If something spotlights a particular problem or situation, it makes people notice it and think about it.
   1. The budget crisis also spotlighted a weakening American economy.
      预算危机也突显了正在衰退的美国经济。
   2. ...a new book spotlighting female entrepreneurs.
      一本关注女企业家的新书
3. PHRASE 成为公众关注的焦点;受到瞩目
   Someone or something that is in the spotlight is getting a great deal of public attention.
   1. Webb is back in the spotlight.
      韦布又重新成为焦点。
4. PHRASE 备受(媒体和公众的)关注
   If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
   1. The economy will come under the spotlight today at the conference of the Trades Union Congress.
      经济将会成为今天工会代表大会会议上的焦点。

1. Public scrutiny had brought civil servants out from the backroom and into the spotlight.
   公众监督把公务员从幕后带到了公众关注之下。
2. A sharp white spotlight beamed down on a small stage
   聚光灯的强烈白光照在小舞台上。
3. A spotlight pierced the darkness
   聚光灯穿透了黑暗。
4. The budget crisis also spotlighted a weakening American economy.
   预算危机也突显了正在衰退的美国经济。
5. Webb is back in the spotlight.
   韦布又重新成为焦点。
6. The economy will come under the spotlight today at the conference of the Trades Union Congress.
   经济将会成为今天工会代表大会会议上的焦点。
7. Like the city itself, they're getting prepped for the spotlight& again.
   和雅典城一样，它们已经准备好了再次走到聚光灯下。
8. But TV networks like ESPN certainly help put professional video gaming into the mainstream spotlight.
   但像ESPN这样的有线电视网络，却使职业电竞比赛走上了主流舞台。
9. Our Michelin star chefs and fine dining restaurant scene have catapulted the city into the culinary spotlight.
   我们的米其林星级厨师和良好的用餐环境使伯明翰成为了烹饪中心。
10. It's turns to a stage, they're gone, and this spotlight is on.
    眼前却出现了舞台，她们都消失了，聚光灯射在我身上。
11. The spotlight shines on your hopes and dreams for the future.
    光芒照耀着你未来的希望与梦想。
12. Join the hottest hip-hop party and step into the spotlight and show your moves.
    加入到这狂热的街舞派对，在聚光灯下展示你的舞步。
13. The insider trading trial of Raj Rajaratnam placed more than just hedge fund advisers in the spotlight.
    拉贾拉贾那纳姆（rajrajaratnam）的内幕交易审讯不只是把对冲基金顾问拽到了聚光灯下。
14. Now he's sharing the red carpet spotlight with Robert Pattinson.
    现在他与罗伯特·帕丁森共同分享红毯上的瞩目。
15. The exhibition was intended to spotlight the damage drugs inflict upon society and family.
    展览会的目的是集中揭露毒品对社会和家庭造成的危害。
16. But the spotlight can now move on.
    但聚光灯可以转向别处了。
17. At the same time, Feiyue gained spotlight on many world mainstream fashion magazine.
    同时，在全世界各主流时尚杂志上，飞跃也获得了格外关注。
18. As in life, everyone eventually has their moment to shine and their chance to be in the spotlight.
    和生活一样，每个人最终都有他们光辉的瞬间，或者有在聚灯光下成为众所瞩目展现自己的机会。
19. This week we put these issues under the spotlight in a series of articles.
    本周，我们把这些问题置于一系列文章的聚光灯下。
20. The effect is similar to shining a harsh spotlight on the image.
    此效果与发散的聚光灯照在图像上相似。
21. At WangHong's wedding, he stole the spotlight with his beautiful new car.
    在王红的婚礼上，因为漂亮的新车，他抢了光彩。
22. Her jewellery glittered under the spotlight.
    她佩戴的珠宝在聚光灯下闪闪发光。
23. She's in the spotlight, it's all about her.
    她在聚光灯下，焦点都在她身上。
24. They have also put the spotlight on the state of mental health in China.
    他们也把在中国公众注意的中心放置在中国的心理健康的状况上。
25. The stage was lit by several spotlight.
    舞台被几盏聚光灯照亮了。
26. This is your time in the spotlight.
    这就是聚光灯照耀你的时刻。
27. Despite his childhood mistrust of the flashbulbs, he's beginning to find his own way in the spotlight.
    尽管他童年时代对聚光灯表现出极大的不信任，但他现在开始在其中找到对付的办法。
28. But when I've moved on, the spotlight and audience will be gone too.
    但是当我走了，聚光灯和观众就都没了。
29. Suddenly, cymbals crashed and the spotlight picked out a strangely dressed performer.
    突然击钹之声大作，聚光灯照出了一个身着奇装异服的表演者。
30. Liu brought the issue of cross-dressing into the media spotlight.
    刘著使变装问题得到了媒体的关注。

noun

1. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area

   Synonym:    spot

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:    limelightglarepublic eye

verb

1. illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

2. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
   1. The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics

   Synonym:    foregroundhighlightplay up