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Definition of limelight in English: limelightnoun ˈlʌɪmlʌɪtˈlaɪmˌlaɪt 1the limelightThe focus of public attention. 公众瞩目的焦点 the shock win has thrust him into the limelight Example sentencesExamples - These are people who are already famous or rich enough not to have to hog the limelight.
- He wants to hog the limelight and shout about what he believes, and to do that you have to be populist, brash and confident.
- The cases he has taken on and won have propelled him into the public limelight.
- Horton was a national hero who had pushed into the limelight the Submarine Service and gained media attention.
- But this is more a case of a junior minister trying to hog the limelight and getting frazzled through idiocy.
- I think there is a window of opportunity while the issue is still in the limelight.
- He admits that he is quite the showman and that he now has to vent his love of the limelight in public speaking engagements.
- But there is no easy exit from the public limelight for Cullen, now the transport minister.
- While Wilkinson has been shunning the limelight, Dawson is relishing the attention that has been lavished on him.
- He said the company wished to avoid the limelight because of the public's negative perception of big oil.
- She has long been used to the limelight, thanks to her worldwide fame during the 1960s.
- Sometimes people in the public limelight after a few marriages go off and get married.
- The oldies hog the limelight, leaving the modern beauties crying for attention.
- Fashion has turned the clock back to the Eighties, bringing gold, sequins and bold patterns back into the limelight.
- Surely the film crews are more deserving of the limelight with their technological expertise and patience with the stars.
- As that group of teenagers continue to hog the limelight, Doumbe is relieved to be emerging from the shadows.
- There are plenty of celebrities who own racehorses but many avoid the limelight by keeping their name out of the racecards.
- Similarly, Nilambur continues to hog the limelight when it comes to earthenware.
- You crave attention, the limelight, and the fawning admiration of millions.
- The other two, by contrast, sometimes come over as the Don Kings of rugby, such is their desire to hog the limelight.
Synonyms the focus of attention, public attention, public notice, public interest, the public eye, media attention, media interest public recognition, publicity, the glare of publicity, prominence, exposure, hype, glare, the spotlight fame, renown, celebrity, stardom, notability, eminence 2Intense white light obtained by heating lime, formerly used in theatres.
Phrasessteal (or hog) the limelight informal Draw the focus of attention to oneself at the expense of others. she's careful not to steal the limelight Example sentencesExamples - His delightful bride stole the limelight as she looked simply magnificent as she strolled up the aisle in St Mary's Cathedral.
- A girl in a particularly pretty blue bonnet was dumped at the end of the catwalk by an over-confident boy who was determined to hog the limelight.
- He has admitted harbouring ill-feelings towards his former co-star who, he claims, has a huge ego and hogged the limelight.
- His international household name status meant that he hogged the limelight.
- He made her tone it down so she would not steal the limelight.
- Olga, the Giant Pacific Octopus, is stealing the limelight at the popular aquatic centre.
Definition of limelight in US English: limelightnounˈlaɪmˌlaɪtˈlīmˌlīt the limelight1The focus of public attention. 公众瞩目的焦点 the works that brought the artists into the limelight 让艺术家们成为公众焦点人物的艺术品。 Example sentencesExamples - Fashion has turned the clock back to the Eighties, bringing gold, sequins and bold patterns back into the limelight.
- Similarly, Nilambur continues to hog the limelight when it comes to earthenware.
- But there is no easy exit from the public limelight for Cullen, now the transport minister.
- These are people who are already famous or rich enough not to have to hog the limelight.
- The oldies hog the limelight, leaving the modern beauties crying for attention.
- Horton was a national hero who had pushed into the limelight the Submarine Service and gained media attention.
- He admits that he is quite the showman and that he now has to vent his love of the limelight in public speaking engagements.
- The other two, by contrast, sometimes come over as the Don Kings of rugby, such is their desire to hog the limelight.
- The cases he has taken on and won have propelled him into the public limelight.
- I think there is a window of opportunity while the issue is still in the limelight.
- There are plenty of celebrities who own racehorses but many avoid the limelight by keeping their name out of the racecards.
- Sometimes people in the public limelight after a few marriages go off and get married.
- He wants to hog the limelight and shout about what he believes, and to do that you have to be populist, brash and confident.
- She has long been used to the limelight, thanks to her worldwide fame during the 1960s.
- While Wilkinson has been shunning the limelight, Dawson is relishing the attention that has been lavished on him.
- You crave attention, the limelight, and the fawning admiration of millions.
- But this is more a case of a junior minister trying to hog the limelight and getting frazzled through idiocy.
- He said the company wished to avoid the limelight because of the public's negative perception of big oil.
- Surely the film crews are more deserving of the limelight with their technological expertise and patience with the stars.
- As that group of teenagers continue to hog the limelight, Doumbe is relieved to be emerging from the shadows.
Synonyms the focus of attention, public attention, public notice, public interest, the public eye, media attention, media interest - 1.1 Intense white light obtained by heating a cylinder of lime, formerly used in theaters.
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