limelight

• n. 石灰光，石灰光灯；众人注目的中心
• vt. 使显露头角，使受到注目

lime,石灰，light ,灯。最早应用于19世纪初期，人们利用生石灰燃烧所产生的光来应用于舞台照明和特殊的光线效果，又称Drummond light,虽然现在早已为现代化的照明技术所取代，但该词却一直流传至今。引申词义众人注意的中心。

limelight (n.)

1826, popular name for Drummond light, a brilliant light created by the incandescence of lime (n.1); adopted for lighthouses and later for the Victorian stage, where it illuminated the principal actors, hence the figurative sense of "on stage, at the center of attention" (1877).

1. Tony has now been thrust into the limelight, with a high-profile job.

托尼现在一下子成了众人关注的中心，因为他有一份经常出镜、见报的工作。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Now, Bert, quit hogging the limelight.

好了，伯特，别出风头。

来自柯林斯例句

3. to be in the limelight

成为公众注目的中心

来自《权威词典》

4. She accused her co - star of trying to hog the limelight.

她指责合演的明星企图抢占风头.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She has long held the limelight in the dramatic world.

她长久以来在戏剧界受人注目.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》