upstage
upstage
adverb& adjective
adverb& adjective
- at or towards the back of a theatre stage
在（往）舞台后部（的）
[as adv.]Hamlet turns to face upstage.
哈姆雷特转身面向舞台后部。
[as adj.]an upstage exit.
舞台后部出口。
■[as adj.](informal, dated)superior; aloof
(非正式，旧)傲慢的，冷落的
- [with obj.]divert attention from (someone) towards oneself; outshine
把注意力引向自己；抢戏（镜头）；使暗淡失色
they were totally upstaged by their co-star in the film.
影片中他们的戏全被合作影星抢了。
■(of an actor) move towards the back of a stage to make (another actor) face away from the audience
（演员）移向舞台后部迫使（另一演员）无法面向观众
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