The museum guide used a laser pointer to highlight the intricate carvings on the ancient stone tablet.
博物馆讲解员用激光笔突出展示了古代石板上的精细雕刻。
Theater critic Anaya Bhatt praises a director's decision to cast the same actor in multiple roles throughout a play, arguing this choice highlights unexpected thematic connections between characters.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “highlight”?
A — To emphasize or make something stand out. “highlight” means to emphasize or make something stand out.
Which word means “to emphasize or make something stand out”?
B — highlight. “highlight” means to emphasize or make something stand out.
highlight — to emphasize or make something stand out. In Chinese: 突出，强调.
highlight is pronounced /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/.
The museum guide used a laser pointer to highlight the intricate carvings on the ancient stone tablet. (博物馆讲解员用激光笔突出展示了古代石板上的精细雕刻。)
emphasize, accentuate, underscore — all close in meaning to highlight (to emphasize or make something stand out).
downplay, de-emphasize — each the opposite of highlight (to emphasize or make something stand out).
Yes. highlight is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.