| 词汇 | upstaging |
| 释义 | upstaging present participle ofupstage upstage verb[ T ] uk /ʌpˈsteɪdʒ/ us /ʌpˈsteɪdʒ/ to take people's attention away from someone and make them listen to or look at you instead: 抢…的风头 Most supporting bands tend to be youngsters, and rarely upstage the star.大多数助兴乐队由年轻乐手组成，很少会抢歌星的风头。 Surpassing in quality or number catch (someone) up compare crown crush do something for an encoreidiom eclipse encore outcompete outdo outflank outgo outman push the envelopeidiom put/leave someone in the shadeidiom shade shame steal steal a march on someoneidiom steal someone's thunderidiom surpass Examples of upstagingupstaging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Many described their inclusion as upstaging the singer, while others felt they made the song increasingly tumultuous. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In one scene, he consistently came in ahead of his cue, thereby upstaging her. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The term upstaging also has since taken on the figurative meaning of an actor unscrupulously drawing the audience's attention away from another actor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, some critics seem to be wanting more from the artist whose man-behind-the-mask intrigue may be upstaging his albums. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rabbit wreaks havoc during the magician's prestidigitations by heckling him, upstaging him, and interrupting his performance with a mixture of comic violence and his own bizarre cartoon magic. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They advise against upstaging other actors and turning the drama into a competition; they also advise against not giving one's all due to the presence of a smaller audience. 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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