[/ˏʌpˈsteɪdʒ; ˋʌpˋstedʒ/] adj, adv 用法: 1 at or towards the back of a theatre stage 在或向舞台後部(的): an,upstage `door 舞台後门 * move upstage 向舞台後部移动. 用法: 2 (infml) snobbish(ly) 势利(的); 谄上欺下(的): They're much too upstage for us these days. 他们近来对我们太势利了. upstage 2 v [Tn] 用法: 1 cause (an actor) to face away from the audience by moving nearer the back of the stage than him (自己向舞台後部移动)使(另一演员)无法面向观众. 用法: 2 (fig 比喻) divert attention from (sb) towards oneself; put at a disadvantage 将他人注意力从(某人)引向自己; 使处於不利地位: He upstaged the other speakers by illustrating his talk with slides. 他演讲中配上幻灯片, 比其他演讲人更吸引听众. |