highlight

【发音】

美 /'haɪlaɪt/ 英 /'hailait/

【翻译】

1. v.突出；强调

   英释:to make a problem or subject easy to notice so that people pay attention to it

2. n.突出的部分

   英释:the most important, interesting, or enjoyable part of something such as a holiday, performance, or sports competition

【记忆】

high(高的) ＋ light(发光) → 突出

【例句】

1. Your résumé should highlight your skills and achievements.

   你的简历应该突出自己的技能和成绩。

2. That weekend in Venice was definitely the highlight of our trip.

   在威尼斯度过的那个周末无疑是我们这次旅行最精彩的部分。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...it may highlight your inability to delegate effectively...

2. (2017.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 写作题)...One reason to maintain a formal distance between students and teachers is to highlight the instructor’s role as an authority figure...

3. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...you can highlight a piece of content and make notes...

4. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...the new findings do highlight the benefits of focusing on our food and avoiding TV and multitasking while eating...

5. (2010.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are...

【单词相关测试】

1. The ________of our trip to London was the visit to Buckingham 点击查看答案

   正确答案：D

   解释： 句意： 我们这次旅途中最精彩的部分就是参观白金汉宫。 summit： 顶点， 最高点； height： 高度； peak： 山顶， 峰顶。

   A. summitB. heightC. peakD. highlight

【同、近义词】

1. vt.突出；强调；使显著；加亮

   emphasize/stress/

2. n.最精彩的部分；最重要的事情；[电子]加亮区

   first thing/

【同根词】

1. n

   highlighting : 增强亮度；突出性，醒目性

   highlighter : 萤光笔，亮光笔；轮廓色

2. v

   highlighting : 使…显著；以强光照射（highlight的ing形式）