spotlight

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a focus of public attention (Freq. 1)
- he enjoyed being in the limelight
- when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
• Syn:
limelight, glare, public eye
• Hypernyms:
prominence
2. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area;
used to focus attention of a stage performer
• Syn:
spot
• Hypernyms:
lamp
• Member Holonyms:
theater light

II - verb

1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (Freq. 1)
- The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
• Syn:
foreground, highlight, play up
• Ant:
play down (for: play up), background (for: foreground)
• Derivationally related forms:
highlighter (for: highlight), highlight (for: highlight), highlighting (for: highlight), foreground (for: foreground)
• Hypernyms:
bring out, set off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
• Hypernyms:
light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  spot, limelight, glare, public eye, foreground, highlight, play up
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  background, play down, downplay