| 词汇 | spear-carrier |
| 释义 | spear carrier noun[ C ] uk /ˈspɪə ˌkær.i.ər/ us /ˈspɪr ˌker.i.ɚ/ in the theatre, someone who has a small part, usually without any words to say（戏剧中）饰演小角色的人，跑龙套者 Synonyms bit part walk-on part Compare extranoun People of little importance a cog in a/the machineidiom be past your sell-by dateidiom cannon fodder Cinderella inferior lightweight mediocrity minnow nothing pawn pipsqueak plaything poor poor relationidiom pygmy unknown waste waste of spaceidiom waster worm You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cinema & theatre: actors & performers Examples of spear carrierspear carrier I am but a mere spearcarrier who has supported his army in this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A spearcarrier is a character put in a story to be used like a piece of disposable tissue. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mias moral maturity comes with her recognition that the universe is filled with "people", and there is not a single solitary spearcarrier among them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A spearcarrier is the anonymous character cut down by the hero as he advances to save the menaced heroine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Are we to be leading players, supporting actors or just spear carriers? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble is that each of us is his own hero, existing in a world of spear carriers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The silent ones are known as spear carriers, to differentiate them from the male chorus members. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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