| 释义 |
starring, vbl. n.|ˈstɑːrɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
The action of the verb star; spec. the acting or touring of a ‘star’ performer.
1841Punch 17 July 12/1 We consider Mr. Phelps' opposition to this ruinous system of ‘starring’ as commendable and manly. 1849Theatrical Programme 25 June 38 Queen's Theatre, Hull... Starring is the order of the day here. 1859F. Fowler Southern Lights 36, I heard that Mr. Brooke had netted upwards of 30,000l. during his ‘starring’ career in the colony. 1864G. W. Dasent Jest & Earnest (1873) I. 180 In London, where the starring system prevails to a stifling extent, we have sometimes one good actor, supported, like a sweet pea, by sticks. 1868M. E. Braddon Dead Sea Fr. xxvi. II. 287 He was the enchantress's alter ego,..arranging her starring engagements. 1882–3Schaff Encycl. Relig. Knowl. II. 1358 He made a second starring-tour as rhetorician. 1940Illustr. London News CXCVI. 188/2 This kind of ‘starring’ I regard as a foolish departure at a theatre which has built up a reputation as a repertory with a first-rate team. |