| 词汇 | in/under the spotlight |
| 释义 | in the spotlight1. Literally positioned in a beam of light, typically while performing onstage. The director assured me that I would be in the spotlight for my solo. 2. The center of attention. My sister loves being in the spotlight, but I get really nervous on stage. Once news of this scandal breaks, our company will be in the spotlight for months. under the spotlightThe center of attention. Once news of this scandal breaks, our company will be under the spotlight for months. in the spotlight1. Fig. in the beam of a spotlight, as on a stage. The singer was in the spotlight but the band was almost in the dark. 2. and in the limelight Fig. at the center of attention. (Limelight refers to an obsolete type of spotlight, and the word occurs only in this phrase.) John will do almost anything to get himself into the limelight. I love being in the spotlight. All elected officials spend a lot of time in the limelight. in/under the ˈspotlightgetting attention from newspapers, television and the public: Unemployment has once again come under the spotlight.He’s a shy man, who really doesn’t enjoy being in the spotlight. |
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