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复合词,源自search(搜索)+ light(光),1880年代首次记录用于描述军事照明设备。
❶ 探照灯,一种能发出强光束的照明设备,通常用于夜间搜索或照亮远处目标。常见于军事、航空或大型活动现场。
“The prison was surrounded by towers with powerful searchlights.”
(监狱周围的高塔上装有强力探照灯。)
“A searchlight swept across the night sky during the air raid.”
(空袭期间,探照灯的光束扫过夜空。)
❶ 比喻强烈的关注或聚焦,像探照灯一样集中照射某事物。常用于媒体或公众注意力集中的场景。
“The scandal put the company under the searchlight of public scrutiny.”
(丑闻使公司处于公众审视的聚光灯下。)
“Her sudden fame turned her life into a searchlight.”
(突如其来的名声让她的生活如同被探照灯照射。)
under the searchlight — 处于严密关注或审查之下,形容像被探照灯照射一样无法隐藏。
“The politician came under the searchlight after the controversial statement.”
(这位政客发表争议言论后受到严密关注。)