Word · Frequency #8607
spotlighting
使受关注；使成为焦点；使突出
spotlighting is the present participle of spotlight.
To make someone or something the center of attention; to emphasize or highlight.
- 1.
To illuminate with a spotlight.
用聚光灯照亮。
- 2.
To draw attention to.
引起注意。
- 3.
Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”).
在狩猎动物时使用聚光灯。
- 4.
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
将某物移至显著位置使其更引人注目
用聚光灯照明；照亮；打猎时用聚光灯照射（动物）；用聚光灯照亮。；引起注意。；在狩猎动物时使用聚光灯。
In use
The documentary spotlights the daily struggles of street vendors in the city.
Our class project spotlighted the history of the local library.
She is spotlighting the need to recycle more plastic at home.
Verb forms
base spotlight · third person spotlights · -ing spotlighting · past spotlighted · past participle spotlighted
规则动词，过去式和过去分词为spotlighted，注意不要与名词形式混淆。
Connections
Collocations
- spotlight the issue
- 使问题受到关注
- The report spotlighted the issue of climate change.该报告使气候变化问题受到关注。
- spotlight the need
- 凸显需求
- The documentary spotlights the need for clean water.这部纪录片凸显了对清洁用水的需求。
- spotlight the problem
- 聚焦问题
- Her speech spotlighted the problem of online privacy.她的演讲聚焦于网络隐私问题。
- spotlight the role
- 凸显作用
- The study spotlights the role of sleep in memory.这项研究凸显了睡眠在记忆中的作用。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in the spotlight
- 备受关注，成为焦点The issue is back in the spotlight after the recent scandal.最近这次丑闻之后，这个问题又重新成为焦点。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：spot（点）+ light（光）= 一束光打在某个点上，那个点特别显眼，所以又指“使成为焦点、引起注意”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、公开演讲、会议讨论 作动词时，spotlight 多用于比喻义“使受到关注”，比较常见于新闻报道、演讲和讨论等场合，语气中性偏正式；若表示“用聚光灯照亮”，则多与舞台或演出场景相关。
Pronunciation & Spelling
spot /spɑt/ 与 spotlight 的第一音节拼写和读音一致，方便记首音；其余词共享末尾拼写 -light /laɪt/。注意 spotlight 重音在第一音节 /ˈspɑt/，所以这些词与它不构成整词押韵；light、slight、delight 之间是严格押韵。当心 sport /spɔːrt/ 拼写像 spot /spɑt/，但读音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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