offstage

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off·stage /ˌɒfˈsteɪdʒ◂ $ ˌɒːf-/ adverb  1  APTjust behind or to the side of a stage in a theatre, where the people watching a play cannot see 幕后，舞台后，舞台外 OPP onstage There was a loud crash offstage. 后台传来一声很响的碰撞声。2  APTwhen an actor is not acting 〔演员〕在台下，在私生活中 Offstage, Peter seemed a shy sort of person. 现实生活中的彼得看起来是个腼腆的人。 —offstage adjective offstage noises 幕后的吵闹声

Examples from the Corpus

offstage• But until then, the mustachioed 44-year-old with drowsy eyes is remaining scrupulously offstage.• Halie, his wife, spends a lot of time offstage.• In the first London stage production, Sweeney pursued Doris with a razor, and her screams were heard offstage.• She herself did not expect to lead: she had all the success and power she needed, offstage.• Though Cosby joked about it, Ennis' school performance in those years was anything but funny offstage.• He rushed offstage and up to Lesley-Jane's dressing room.• The two were as different offstage as on.• Miki then dives offstage during Ministry's set.• Offstage, Peter always seemed a quiet, shy sort of person.

off·stage adverbChineseSyllable  

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offstage
off‧stage /ˌɒfˈsteɪdʒ◂ $ ˌɒːf-/ adverb
1. just behind or to the side of a stage in a theatre, where the people watching a play cannot see
   OPP  onstage:
    There was a loud crash offstage.
2. when an actor is not acting:
    Offstage, Peter seemed a shy sort of person.
—offstage adjective:
    offstage noises

off·stageBrE /ˌɒfˈsteɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɔːfˈsteɪdʒ/ 🔊, /ˌɑːfˈsteɪdʒ/ 🔊 adjectivenot on the stage in a theatre; not where the audience can see 舞台外的；幕后的◆offstage sound effects幕后音响效果happening to an actor in real life, not on the stage （演员的）现实生活的，私生活的；舞台下的◆The stars were having an offstage relationship. 这对明星在现实生活中发展出恋情。🔊🔊▸ off·stage adverb◆The hero dies offstage. 剧中主角并非死在台上。🔊🔊 OPP onstage