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spotlight

[ spot-lahyt ]

noun

  1. a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
  2. a lamp for producing such a light.
  3. a brilliant light with a focused beam, mounted on the side of an automobile and used for illuminating objects not within range of the headlights.
  4. the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention:

    Asia is in the spotlight now.



verb (used with object)

spotlighted or spotlit, spotlighting.
  1. to direct the beam of a spotlight upon; light with a spotlight.
  2. to make conspicuous; call attention to:

    Newspapers spotlighted the story for a week.

  3. to hunt (animals) using a spotlight in order to temporarily blind or confuse them.

verb (used without object)

spotlighted or spotlit, spotlighting.
  1. to hunt by using a spotlight.

spotlight

/ 藞蝉辫蓲迟藢濒补瑟迟 /

noun

  1. a powerful light focused so as to illuminate a small area, usually mounted so that it can be directed at will
  2. the spotlight
    the focus of attention
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to direct a spotlight on
  2. to focus attention on
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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  • 耻苍路蝉辫辞迟顎僱颈驳丑迟顎卐诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of spotlight1

First recorded in 1910鈥15; spot + light 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see in the limelight (spotlight) ; steal the show (spotlight) .
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I make an effort to spotlight the defenders of democracy and the good and decent people who oppose Trump鈥檚 gleeful arson and the forces that applaud the flames.

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Locals sometimes bring relatives and friends to see the skeleton - a curiosity that has put a spotlight on the town, which is also the birthplace of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The result was a vibrant melting pot of cultures, with the two-day tournament providing a preview of what to expect when rugby takes the spotlight at the 2028 Summer Olympics.

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I love serving a pasta salad that steals the spotlight from grilled meats 鈥 guests will abadon half-eaten burgers to instead pile even more salad on their plates.

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Irish rap group Kneecap have been in the spotlight for controversial reasons this week and BBC News NI asked young fans in their west Belfast home if their views of the group have changed.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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