upstage
英 [?p'ste?d?]
美[,?p'sted?]
- vt. 搶…鏡頭；使相形見絀
- adj. 自負的；在舞臺后部的
- adv. 在舞臺后方
- n. 舞臺后部
暢通詞匯GRE低頻詞
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?upstages;過去式:?upstaged;過去分詞:?upstaged;現在分詞:?upstaging;
英文詞源
- upstage (adv.)
- 1855 in theatrical jargon, "to the rear of the stage," from up (adv.) + stage (n.). From 1901 as an adjective, 1916 as a noun. The notion in the verb (1921) is of drawing attention to oneself (and away from a fellow actor) by moving upstage, so that the other actor must face away from the audience. Related: Upstaged; upstaging.
雙語例句
- 1. They slowly moved from upstage left into the centre.
- 他們慢慢地從舞臺后方的左側移至正中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Position a camera upstage.
- 在舞臺后面安置一部攝影機。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He tried to upstage his boss at the meeting.
- 他在會議期間盡力顯得比上司突出.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The actor moved upstage away from the audience.
- 演員移向舞臺后部,離觀眾越來越遠.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Upstage and right of centre, Robert Morris stands with his back to the audience.
- 舞臺后方偏右處，羅伯特·莫里斯背對觀眾站著。
來自柯林斯例句