HIGHLIGHT


Meaning of HIGHLIGHT in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ absolute , definite , main , major , real , undisputed ( esp. BrE ), undoubted ( esp. BrE )

The real ~ of the trip for me was the visit to the Tower of London.

▪ notable ( esp. BrE )

▪ obvious

▪ personal

▪ comic , football , musical , sporting ( BrE ), sports ( AmE )

▪ career

▪ edited ~s ( BrE ), recorded ~s ( BrE ), video ~s

Recorded ~s of the game will be shown later tonight.

streamed video ~s from today's news

PHRASES

▪ the ~ of the day, week, year, etc.

The ~ of the week was Saturday's fireworks.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ clearly

These figures clearly ~ the difference in world living standards.

▪ dramatically , graphically , starkly

The needs of these children were dramatically ~ed by the Action Group.

▪ merely , only , simply

The talks merely ~ed the great gulf between the two sides.

▪ particularly , specifically

▪ rightly

▪ repeatedly

▪ recently

VERB + HIGHLIGHT

▪ serve to

The incident has sadly only served to ~ the differences within the party.

Highlight is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ article , ↑ example , ↑ exhibit , ↑ report , ↑ result , ↑ study , ↑ survey

Highlight is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ aspect , ↑ benefit , ↑ case , ↑ complexity , ↑ contrast , ↑ danger , ↑ difference , ↑ extent , ↑ fact , ↑ failing , ↑ flaw , ↑ gap , ↑ impact , ↑ importance , ↑ inadequacy , ↑ inconsistency , ↑ issue , ↑ limitation , ↑ link , ↑ necessity , ↑ need , ↑ peril , ↑ plight , ↑ point , ↑ problem , ↑ role , ↑ shortcoming , ↑ similarity , ↑ text , ↑ vulnerability , ↑ weakness

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