limelight
US: /ˈɫaɪmˌɫaɪt/
UK: /lˈaɪmlaɪt/
UK: /lˈaɪmlaɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
limelight /'laimlait/
- danh từ
- đèn sân khấu; ánh sáng đèn
- (nghĩa bóng) ánh đèn quảng cáo
- to be in the limelight
- được mọi người chú ý đến; nổi bật, nổi tiếng
Advanced English dictionary
(usually the limelight)
+ noun
[U] the centre of public attention: to be in the limelight + to stay out of the limelight + to steal / hog the limelight (= take attention away from other people) + to be brought / pushed / thrust into the limelight
Collocation dictionary
VERB + LIMELIGHT
grab, hog, steal
She accused her co-star of trying to hog the limelight.
| enjoy | avoid, shun | share
PREP.
into the ~
an ordinary person who was suddenly thrust into the limelight
| in the ~
She likes being in the limelight.
| out of the ~
The band started touring again after two years out of the limelight.
