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stage whisper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Theatre
ˌstage ˈwhisper noun [countable]  1. APTa loud whisper used by an actor in a play, which the other actors on the stage seem not to hear 舞台上的低声旁白〔除了念白者其他演员装作听不见〕2. SAYa loud whisper that is intended to be heard by everyone 故意让大家都能听见的悄悄话
Examples from the Corpus
stage whisperHe dropped to a conspiratorial stage whisper with Margaret: Where is she anyway?
ˌstage ˈwhisper nounChineseSyllable
by a whisper actor an in Corpus loud used


stage whisper
ˌstage ˈwhisper noun [countable]
1. a loud whisper used by an actor in a play, which the other actors on the stage seem not to hear
2. a loud whisper that is intended to be heard by everyone


stage whisperBrE /ˌsteɪdʒ ˈwɪspə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsteɪdʒ ˈwɪspər/ 🔊 nounwords that are spoken quietly by an actor to the audience and that the other people on stage are not supposed to hear 低声旁白(演员避开台上其他角色说给观众听的)words that are spoken quietly by sb but that they in fact want everyone to hear 故意让所有人听见的悄悄话'I knew this would happen,' she said in a stage whisper. “我早知道会出这样的事。” 她轻声说给所有人听。🔊🔊