the centre of public attention 公众注意的中心 - in the limelight
to be in the limelight 成为公众注目的中心 - out of the limelight
to stay out of the limelight 避免引人注目 to steal/hog the limelight (= take attention away from other people) 把公众的注意力吸引过来
Extra ExamplesHe was never a man to seek the limelight. 他从来就不是爱出风头的人。 She accused her co-star of trying to hog the limelight. 她指责合演的明星企图抢风头。 She likes being in the limelight. 她喜欢受人关注。 The band started touring again after two years out of the limelight. 沉寂两年之后,这个乐队又开始了巡回演出。 She was just an ordinary person who was suddenly thrust into the limelight. 她只是一个突然被推到聚光灯下的普通人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + limelight- grab
- hog
- steal
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- into the limelight
- in the limelight
- out of the limelight
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- in the limelight