Word · Frequency #19146
upstaging
抢风头；使黯然失色
upstaging is the present participle of upstage.
核心释义
To draw attention away from others, especially while performing on stage.
- 1.
吸引注意力,尤其是在舞台上
To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
傲慢地对待
To treat snobbishly.
- 4.
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.
使（其他演员）背对观众；傲慢地对待；冷落；将（疾病）重新分期为更晚期；吸引注意力,尤其是在舞台上；通过站在舞台后方迫使其他演员背对观众
用法In use
The young singer completely upstaged the famous star at the charity concert.
用法提示：upstaged 是 upstage 的过去式，作动词，表示“抢风头；使黯然失色”。
Don't wear that bright dress to the wedding; you don't want to upstage the bride.
用法提示：upstage 是动词原形，用于不定式结构，表示“抢风头”，宾语是新娘。
She always manages to upstage her colleagues with her brilliant presentations.
用法提示：upstage 是动词原形，表示“抢风头；盖过”，后接宾语 colleagues。
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。
be upstaged by sb/sth
被动形式，表示被他人盖过。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- upstage someone
- 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。
- upstage the competition
- 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。
- upstage the main event
- 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。
- upstage the lead actor
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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’。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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