upstage
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++up·stage1 /ʌpˈsteɪdʒ/ verb [transitive] BETTERto do something that takes people’s attention away from someone else who is more important 抢…的风头，抢…的镜头 All the big-name stars were upstaged by 12-year-old Katy Rochford. 所有的大明星都被12岁的凯蒂·罗奇福德抢去了风头。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
upstage• Both beauties have refused offers to team them together in a film since neither wants to be upstaged.• Their grand Venetian launch was not being upstaged.• Meanwhile, speculation over Barkley upstaged a Spurs triumph that was as impressive as it was convincing.• Graham relished the opportunity to upstage Chelsea and found in the talented Russell the width to dominate the game from midfield.• Not content with ruining Princess Anne's week by upstaging her wedding announcement, they had to go one dramatic step further.• Jake was furious when Marley and Jamie upstaged him at his own wedding.• And at training Paul Gascoigne upstaged that prank after being warned there could be some standing around in chilly weather.upstage2 adverb APTtowards the back of the stage in a theatre 朝着舞台后方 OPP downstage —upstage adjectiveExamples from the Corpus
upstage• He enters upstage, makes a small arc and leaves by the same side, a few feet downstage.• The lid opened upstage so all the sound was thrown up the back wall.up·stage1 verbupstage2 adverbChineseSyllable
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upstage
up‧stage1 /ʌpˈsteɪdʒ/ 
verb [transitive]
to do something that takes people’s attention away from someone else who is more important:
All the big-name stars were upstaged by 12-year-old Katy Rochford.
upstage2 adverb
towards the back of the stage in a theatre
OPP downstage
—upstage adjective
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verb [transitive]to do something that takes people’s attention away from someone else who is more important:
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adverbtowards the back of the stage in a theatre
OPP downstage
—upstage adjective