Upstage



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.骄傲的, 高傲的
• ［英］ adj.骄傲的, 高傲的 ( haughty)
• ［记］ up+stage ( 舞台) -> 在舞台上 -> 高高在上的
• ［例］ She wasn't the least upstage about it.

Webster Collegiate

I. adverb

• Date: 1870
• 1. toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage
• 2. away from a motion-picture or television camera

II. adjective

• Date: 1918
• 1. \［upstage (III)\］ haughty
• 2. of or relating to the rear of a stage

III. transitive verb

• Date: 1921
• 1. to draw attention away from <upstaging the competition>
• 2. to force (an actor) to face away from the audience by staying upstage
• 3. to treat snobbishly

IV. noun

• Date: circa 1931
• the part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera

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