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- a lamp projecting a narrow, intense beam of light directly on to a place or person, especially a performer on stage（尤指舞台上的）聚光灯。
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- a beam of light from a lamp of this kind聚光灯光束：
the knife flashed in the spotlight.
在聚光灯的光束下刀子闪闪发光。
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the spotlight
figurative intense scrutiny or public attention〈喻〉（公众的）关注焦点：she was constantly in the media spotlight.
她经常成为媒体焦点。
(past and past participle -lighted 或-lit)with obj.
1- illuminate with a spotlight用聚光灯照明：
the dancers are spotlighted from time to time throughout the evening.
整个晚上聚光灯不时打在跳舞者身上。
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- figurative direct attention to (a particular problem or situation)〈喻〉关注（特定问题或情形）：
the protest spotlighted the overcrowding in British prisons.
抗议直指英国监狱过于拥挤的问题。