喜樂美語

One narrow, strong beam of light picked out of the dark, falling on a single person or thing on a stage. Everything around it stays dark, so your eyes have nowhere else to go — the light itself decides what you look at.

劇場裡的那道光：全場都是暗的，只有一束又強又窄的光打在舞台上某一個人身上。這道光沒有把別的東西變暗，它只是選了一個對象——但因為周圍全黑，你的眼睛就沒有別的地方可去，只能看它。spotlight 的力量不在於照亮，而在於「挑一個出來、其他都不管」，這個「被挑出來、被大家看著」的感覺，是這個字所有用法共同的底。

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n複數 spotlights

v過去式 spotlighted / spotlit過去分詞 spotlighted / spotlit-ing spotlighting三單 spotlights

用法接近

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原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

spotlightnoun/ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/

  • 1

    A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.

  • 2

    The circle of light shed by a spotlight.

  • 3

    The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.

    • Some people enjoy the spotlight.
    • Billionaires like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are known for their charitable contributions, but not all great givers crave the spotlight. Last night, a Massachusetts general hospital in Boston, an anonymous individual gave an unprecedented donation of two hundred human kidneys. This secret benefactor delivered his gift a few minutes before four a.m. this morning, as seen here in the security camera footage.
  • 4

    A showcase.

spotlightverb/ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/

  • 1

    To illuminate with a spotlight.

    • We spotlight the star, but the supporting cast has all the great lines in this scene.
    • The first act of Me & Julie presents Mr. Short in a black tie at his piano, beneath a golden arched proscenium, spotlighted on an otherwise dark stage.
  • 2

    To draw attention to.

    • The news series served to spotlight corruption.
  • 3

    Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”).

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。