Word · Frequency #2853
highlighting
突出；强调
highlighting is the present participle of highlight.
To make something more visible or prominent; emphasize.
- 1.
To make prominent; emphasize.
使突出；强调
- 2.
To be a highlight of.
成为亮点
- 3.
To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
标记(重要的文本段落),例如用荧光笔或文字处理器,以便记忆或以后参考
- 4.
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
将某物移至前景以使其更显眼或突出
- 5.
To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
将(部分头发)染成与其他头发不同的颜色
标出；高亮；用荧光笔标出；挑染；把（头发）染成不同颜色；是…的亮点；是…最精彩的部分；使突出；强调；成为亮点
In use
During the presentation, he highlighted the importance of teamwork.
She used a yellow marker to highlight the key points in the textbook.
The report highlights the company's achievements over the past year.
The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
Verb forms
base highlight · third person highlights · -ing highlighting · past highlighted · past participle highlighted
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- highlight the importance
- 强调重要性
- Our teacher highlighted the importance of regular review.我们老师强调了定期复习的重要性。
- highlight the difference
- 突出差异
- The chart clearly highlights the difference in sales.这张图清楚地突出了销售额的差异。
- highlight a passage
- 标出段落
- Please highlight the passage that contains the main idea.请标出包含主要思想的段落。
- highlight in yellow
- 用黄色标出
- I highlighted the key dates in yellow on my calendar.我在日历上用黄色标出了重要日期。
- highlight key points
- 强调要点
- She highlighted the key points at the end of the presentation.她在演示结束时强调了要点。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
high + light：高处灯光照亮重点，使其突出显眼。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：商务会议、学术写作、新闻报道 highlight 表示“强调、使突出”时属于中性表达，正式和非正式场合都常用；多用于需要突出要点或重点的场景。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后面直接跟宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
highlight 可分读为 high + light：high 读 /haɪ/，light 读 /laɪt/。light、night、right、bright、flight 的末尾都发 /aɪt/，与第二个音节 light 押韵；high 与第一个音节发音相同。注意 height /haɪt/ 是常见易混词，它只有一个音节，不要按 highlight 的拼读读成两个音节。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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