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limelight
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of LIMELIGHT
the limelight
: public attention or notice thought of as a bright light that shines on someone公众焦点
- She is a very private woman who never sought the limelight. [=who has never sought to be famous]她很低调，从来不想引人注意。
- She has shunned the limelight.她避开了公众的关注。
- When his new book caused an unexpected controversy, he was thrust into the limelight once again. [=he was given a lot of unwanted public attention]他的新书引发了一场出乎意料的争论，他再一次被推到了舆论的风口浪尖。
- an actor who is used to being in the limelight习惯于成为公众焦点的演员
- He doesn't like having to share the limelight with other actors.他不喜欢和别的演员分享公众的注目。
- He's always trying to grab/steal the limelight from other actors.他总是试图抢其他演员的风头。
1
a
: a stage lighting instrument producing illumination by means of an oxyhydrogen flame directed on a cylinder of lime and usually equipped with a lens to concentrate the light in a beam
b
: the white light produced by such an instrument
c
British : spotlight
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun an actress who discovered that the limelight was not such a glowing experience when her privacy was invaded
Recent Examples on the Web
New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Rihanna and A$AP Rocky intend to keep their son away from the limelight, but that doesn't mean the couple is hiding out. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2022 At picket lines, Quinn shies away from the limelight — sporting a baseball cap and a button with the union’s logo pinned to his breast pocket — until the bullhorn is placed in his hand. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 August 2018: David and Victoria Beckham make a rare red carpet appearance After a three-year hiatus from the limelight, the duo returned to the red carpet, posing for pictures at the UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw and Awards in Monaco. Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022 But the company has shied away from the limelight in the wake of the Uvalde shooting. Tom Foreman, CNN, 30 May 2022 Since that election, Giannoulias, 46, has stayed out of the political limelight, working in the private sector while sitting on a couple of obscure public boards and various nonprofits. Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2022 Lil Durk is stepping into the global limelight later this month for an Apple Music Live performance. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 June 2022 Cardinal Zen has retreated from the political limelight since the national security crackdown ensnared the city’s leading opposition figures. Selina Cheng, WSJ, 11 May 2022 See More
Noun
Plopping down in front of a television and disappearing from the limelight? New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Rihanna and A$AP Rocky intend to keep their son away from the limelight, but that doesn't mean the couple is hiding out. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2022 At picket lines, Quinn shies away from the limelight — sporting a baseball cap and a button with the union’s logo pinned to his breast pocket — until the bullhorn is placed in his hand. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 August 2018: David and Victoria Beckham make a rare red carpet appearance After a three-year hiatus from the limelight, the duo returned to the red carpet, posing for pictures at the UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw and Awards in Monaco. Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022 But the company has shied away from the limelight in the wake of the Uvalde shooting. Tom Foreman, CNN, 30 May 2022 Since that election, Giannoulias, 46, has stayed out of the political limelight, working in the private sector while sitting on a couple of obscure public boards and various nonprofits. Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2022 Lil Durk is stepping into the global limelight later this month for an Apple Music Live performance. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 June 2022 Cardinal Zen has retreated from the political limelight since the national security crackdown ensnared the city’s leading opposition figures. Selina Cheng, WSJ, 11 May 2022 See More Word History
Phrases Containing limelight
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