| 单词 | show stealer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshow stealer show stealer n. originally U.S. a person who or performance which outshines the rest of the cast of a show; a person who ‘steals the show’ (see to steal the show at steal v.1 4h); (in extended use) a person or thing that attracts more attention and praise than others in a particular situation. ΚΠ 1930 Evening Huronite (S. Dakota) 18 Jan. 5/3 A revue whose cast would be made up of all the ‘show-stealers’ in filmland... A show-stealer is a featured player with a small part who..takes the honors from the star of the show. 1945 Billboard 31 Mar. 31 The contrib[ution] of Judy Holliday..as a dumb but amicable trollop is practically a show-stealer. 1955 Life 24 Jan. 53/1 (advt.) You're looking at the profile of the greatest show stealer since ‘The Great Profile’ himself—the new Chevrolet! 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 10 Mar. c6/5 One show-stealer was..a slow-motion cat walk that turns into a fight between snarling felines. < as lemmas |
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