understudy
英 [ˈʌndəstʌdi]
美 [ˈʌndərstʌdi]
n. 候补演员; 替角
v. 排练当候补演员; 做替角
复数:understudies 现在分词:understudying 过去式:understudied 第三人称单数:understudies 过去分词:understudied
BNC.24195 / COCA.24728
牛津词典
noun
- 候补演员;替角
an actor who learns the part of another actor in a play so that they can play that part if necessary
verb
- 排练当候补演员;做替角
to learn a part in a play as an understudy ; to act as an understudy to sb
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 预备演员;替角儿
An actor's or actress'sunderstudyis the person who has learned their part in a play and can act the part if the actor or actress is ill.- He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.
他是查理·卓别麟美国巡演期间的替角儿。
- He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.
英英释义
noun
- an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
verb
- be an understudy or alternate for a role
双语例句
- Suddenly Mannone was the understudy to Manuel Almunia and, before long, he was thrust into the first-team spotlight when the Spaniard picked up a chest infection.
转眼间,曼诺内出任阿穆尼亚的替补,当西班牙人胸腔感染后,他迅速成为一线队的焦点。 - The leading player is ill. Let his understudy to appear on the scene.
主角演员病了,让他的替角出场。 - Coming up as Ronaldinho's understudy, Catalunya and all of Spain now shudder at the thought of life without Iniesta.
伊涅斯塔曾是小罗的替补,而如今,加泰罗尼亚甚至整个西班牙一刻也离不开伊涅斯塔。 - But Franz plays hitler, max, and he has no understudy.
但是弗朗斯演的是希特勒啊,他又没有替补演员。 - If one area has dysfunction or damage, another can step in like an understudy and play the role.
要是一个区域失去功能或受损,另一个就会上场,取而代之,就像是替补演员。 - When on international duty, Rooney seemed to struggle to switch from that understudy's role and become the rampaging force of nature he was as a teenager.
大国家队的时候,鲁尼看上去很难从配角的角色转换过来回到自己以前的那种风格。 - I will not understudy for more than two plays at once.
我再也不同时去当两个以上的替角了。 - They also committed strategic errors, displayed management blind spots and made the mistake of anointing as successors managers better suited to the role of understudy.
他们还会犯战略性错误,暴露出管理上的盲点,并做出错误决策,将更适合做替角的经理指定为自己的接班人。 - When the star became sick, his understudy stepped into his part.
当这位电影明星生病时,由他的候补演员担任他的角色。 - He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.
他是查理·卓别麟美国巡演期间的替角儿。