put (something) into sharp relief

1. To cause something to stand out sharply or be vividly visible or noticeable. Often used in passive constructions. We use light pastel colors on the walls to put the artwork into sharp relief. The unique architecture of the building was put into sharp relief by the plain green fields surrounding it. The intermittent flashes of lightning put the imposing mountain peak into sharp relief.

2. To cause something to become extremely conspicuous, apparent, or noticeable. The recent national strikes have once again put the issue of unpaid overtime into sharp relief. It's amazing how someone's absence can suddenly put your love for them into such sharp relief. The new manager's conviction and sense of purpose really puts into sharp relief just how useless our last boss was.

词组	put (something) into sharp relief
释义	put (something) into sharp relief put (something) into sharp relief 1. To cause something to stand out sharply or be vividly visible or noticeable. Often used in passive constructions. We use light pastel colors on the walls to put the artwork into sharp relief. The unique architecture of the building was put into sharp relief by the plain green fields surrounding it. The intermittent flashes of lightning put the imposing mountain peak into sharp relief. 2. To cause something to become extremely conspicuous, apparent, or noticeable. The recent national strikes have once again put the issue of unpaid overtime into sharp relief. It's amazing how someone's absence can suddenly put your love for them into such sharp relief. The new manager's conviction and sense of purpose really puts into sharp relief just how useless our last boss was. See also: put, relief, sharp Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: bring (something) into sharp relief perceive perceive (someone or something) as (something) perceive as preclude preclude (someone or something) from (something) preclude from starve (someone or something) of (something) starve of sandwich (someone or something) between (someone or something else)
随便看	kayoed kee keel lie like a rug lie like a tombstone lie like a trooper lie low lie low and sing small lie low, to lie off lie (one's) way into (something or some place) lie (one's) way out of (something) lie out lie through (one's) teeth lie through one's teeth lie through one's teeth, to lie through teeth lie through your teeth lie to lie to (one) lieu lie with lie within lie with (one) lie your way into/out of something