upstage

英 [ˌʌp'steɪdʒ] 美 [ˌʌp'steɪdʒ]

• adv. 在或向舞台后部地
• adj. 高傲的；势利的；在后台部的
• v. 抢风头；势利地对待
• n. 舞台后部

英英释义

Noun:

1. the rear part of the stage

Adjective:

1. of the back half of a stage;

   "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"
   

2. remote in manner;

   "stood apart with aloof dignity"
   "a distant smile"
   "he was upstage with strangers"
   

Adverb:

1. at or toward the rear of the stage;

   "the dancers were directed to move upstage"
   

Verb:

1. treat snobbishly, put in one's place

2. move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience

3. steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else;

   "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. The dancers were directed to move upstage.
   跳舞的人向舞台后部走去。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. They're much too upstage for us these days.
   他们近来对我们太势利了。

用作动词 (v.)

1. An interpreter mustn't upstage the speaker.
   翻译不应该抢发言人的风头。
2. He tried to upstage his boss at the meeting.
   他在会议期间尽力显得比上司突出。

经典引文

• A..bit-part actor..trying to upstage the principals.

  出自： A. T. Ellis

• Provincial doctors who felt upstaged by the snooty medical royal colleges in London.

  出自：Guardian

词汇搭配

• up stage 舞台上的显要位置...

近反义词

【近义词】

• outdo 超过
• outmaneuver 以策略制胜
• outmanoeuvre 以计谋挫败
• outshine 优于
• surpass 超越
• aloof 疏远的
• distant 疏远的

【反义词】

• downstage 前台的