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upstage sb
用于指在表演或展示中吸引注意而胜过他人。
She tried to upstage her colleague during the presentation.
她在演示中试图抢同事的风头。
抢风头；使黯然失色
upstaging — present participle of upstage
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抢风头；使黯然失色
To draw attention away from others, especially while performing on stage.
She tried to upstage her colleague during the presentation.
她在演示中试图抢同事的风头。
吸引注意力,尤其是在舞台上
To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
通过站在舞台后方迫使其他演员背对观众
To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
傲慢地对待
To treat snobbishly.
将病情重新分级为更高阶段
To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.
upstage
Base
原形
upstages
3rd person
第三人称单数
upstaging
-ing
现在分词
upstaged
Past
过去式
upstaged
Past participle
过去分词
She often upstages her co-stars with her brilliant performance.
她经常以出色的表演抢走合作演员的风头。
The young actor upstaged everyone at the awards ceremony last night.
那位年轻演员昨晚在颁奖典礼上抢尽了所有人的风头。
The lead singer has upstaged the rest of the band in every concert.
主唱在每场音乐会上都抢了乐队其他成员的风头。
常用于表演或竞争场景，指吸引更多注意力。
The young singer completely upstaged the famous star at the charity concert.
那位年轻歌手在慈善音乐会上完全抢了这位著名明星的风头。
Don't wear that bright dress to the wedding; you don't want to upstage the bride.
别穿那条亮眼的裙子去婚礼，你不想抢新娘的风头。
She always manages to upstage her colleagues with her brilliant presentations.
她总是能用精彩的演示抢走同事们的风头。
用于指在表演或展示中吸引注意而胜过他人。
She tried to upstage her colleague during the presentation.
她在演示中试图抢同事的风头。
被动形式，表示被他人盖过。
The lead actor was upstaged by a minor character.
主角被一个配角抢了戏。
表示互相竞争吸引观众注意。
The two singers constantly upstage each other on stage.
这两位歌手在舞台上不断互相抢风头。
Not this
He upstaged to the audience.
Use this
He upstaged the other actors.
Upstage 是及物动词，直接接被抢戏的人，不需要介词 to。
Not this
His performance upstaged the whole play.
Use this
His performance upstaged the lead actor.
Upstage 的宾语应是人或表演者，而不是整个演出。表示‘抢某人风头’时，需指明被抢风头的对象。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
抢某人的风头
The young singer completely upstaged the famous star.
那位年轻歌手完全抢了这位著名明星的风头。
胜过竞争对手
Their innovative design upstaged the competition at the trade fair.
他们创新性的设计在展销会上压过了竞争对手。
使主要活动黯然失色
The surprise announcement upstaged the main event.
这一突然宣布使主要活动黯然失色。
抢主角的风头
The supporting actor upstaged the lead actor with his performance.
那位配角演员凭借自己的表演抢了主角的风头。
Use upstaging naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把对手逼到舞台后区（upstage），对方背对观众，你自然抢走注意力——‘抢风头’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：theater/performance、everyday competitive or social settings、medical/oncology reporting 作动词时，最常用义是“抢风头/使黯然失色”，多见于表演、比赛或日常对比场合；医学上则指“把疾病分期上调”，属于专业用法。整体正式程度随语境变化明显，因此标为混合。
这些词的重读音节都含 /eɪdʒ/，与 upstage 的 -stage 部分押韵。注意有些以 -age 结尾的词读作 /ɪdʒ/，如 village、package、image，并不押韵。
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