单词 | upstage |
释义 | up·stage ![]() adv. Toward, at, or on the rear part of a stage. adj. 1. Of or relating to the rear part of a stage. 2. Informal Haughty; aloof. n. (ŭpstāj′) The rear part of a stage, away from the audience. tr.v. (ŭp-stāj) up·staged, up·stag·ing, up·stag·es 1. To distract attention from (another performer) by moving upstage, thus forcing the other performer to face away from the audience. 2. To divert attention or praise from; force out of the spotlight: a vice president who repeatedly tried to upstage the president. 3. To treat haughtily. up·stager n. |
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