highlight /'hailait/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the most interesting or memorable part
• (n.) an area of lightness in a picture
• (v.) apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent

Chinese translation

• n. 加亮区, 精彩场面
• vt. 加亮, 使显著, 以强光照射, 突出
• [计] 突出

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/'hailait/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.21 · Common

Word forms

highlighted, highlights, highlighting

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