สปอตไลท์(sà-bpòt lái)
Meanings
1NounB1
spotlight (light source)
a lamp projecting a narrow, intense beam of light directly onto a place or person, especially on a stage.
Examples
บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เวทีway-teeเวทีway-tee1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring; platform (combat sports)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสปอตไลท์sà-bpòt láiสปอตไลท์sà-bpòt lái1spotlight (light source)2the spotlight (public attention)ส่องsòngส่องsòng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] observe; survey5[to] peek; [to] watch secretlyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotนักร้องnák róngนักร้องnák róngsinger; vocalistคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
On the stage, there was a spotlight shining on the singer.
2NounB2
the spotlight (public attention)
intense public attention or notice.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]การแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kăn1competition; contest; match; race; tournament2rivalry; competitive pressureเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]สปอตไลท์sà-bpòt láiสปอตไลท์sà-bpòt lái1spotlight (light source)2the spotlight (public attention)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
When he won the competition, he was immediately in the spotlight.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ไลท์láiไลท์lái1light (reduced-calorie/milder)2light (lightweight)3light (not dark; pale/bright)Part 2
สปอตไลท์sà-bpòt láiสปอตไลท์sà-bpòt láispotlight (light source)