highlight

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

   “The image blurred into the highlight, like something familiar seen beneath disturbed though clear water; he looked at the familiar image with a kind of quiet horror and despair, at a face suddenly older in sin than he would ever be, a face more blurred than sweet, at eyes more secret than soft.”

2. isim An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.

   “Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain.”

3. isim A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
4. fiil To make prominent; emphasize.

   “The Guardian has spoken to dozens of Europeans who have left, or are planning to leave. Their stories highlight surprising new migration routes – from Lisbon to Luanda, Dublin to Perth, Barcelona to Buenos Aires – as well as more traditional migration patterns.”

5. fiil To be a highlight of.
6. fiil To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
7. fiil To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
8. fiil To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.

   “You could have asked: is there a reason this easy patch was not applied, either on IRC or private mail by me. You did write a comment on IRC and I did see it. Problem is that you did not highlight me _and_ you did not wait for an answer.”