| 词汇 | understudying |
| 释义 | understudying present participle ofunderstudy understudy verb[ T or I ] uk /ˈʌn.dəˌstʌd.i/ us /ˈʌn.dɚˌstʌd.i/ to learn the lines of other actors in a play, so that you can replace them if necessary, for example if they are ill: He understudied the title role in Broadway's "Tarzan". Big roles are always given to big stars, so understudying is the only way in the beginning. Compare stand in substitute for someone/something He was with the national tour of "The Lion King", understudying the roles of Scar and Pumbaa. She essentially understudies eleven characters in the musical. Lisa Fennell, in addition to her role in the chorus, was to understudy Désirée. Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing act out am-dram amateur theater appearance blocking camp it up chew debut enact improvise offstage portrayal re-enact recreation rep restage stage business stage fright understudy unperformable |
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