"upstaging" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 搶風頭
• 搶戲

Definition

‘Upstaging’ 指的是在表演或團體中比其他人更引人注目，有時讓其他人變得不那麼明顯。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於戲劇，也可指日常生活中搶鏡的行為，通常帶負面含義，暗示自私。常見：「upstaging the lead」。勿與「upstage」（舞臺後方）混淆。

Examples

She was accused of upstaging the main actor during the play.

她被指責在戲劇中**搶風頭**，搶過了主角。

He kept upstaging his classmates in every group project.

他在每個小組項目中總是**搶戲**。

The comedian’s loud jokes were upstaging the other performers.

那位喜劇演員的高聲笑話**搶了**其他表演者的風頭。

Stop upstaging your friends—you don’t need to be the center of attention all the time.

不要總是**搶風頭**，讓你的朋友也有展示的機會。

She wore a sparkling dress and ended up upstaging everyone at the party.

她穿著閃亮的裙子，最後**搶了**聚會上所有人的風頭。

Without meaning to, his strong performance kept upstaging the rest of the cast.

他無意中因為表演太出色一直**搶戲**，讓其他演員黯然失色。