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walk-on

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Theatre
ˈwalk-on noun [countable]  1. (also walk-on part/role)APT a small acting part with no words to say in a play or film, or an actor who has a part like this 〔戏剧或影片的〕跑龙套角色,无台词的小角色;龙套演员2. American English someone who plays for a college sports team without having been given a sports scholarship 〔未获得体育奖学金的〕大学运动队成员
Examples from the Corpus
walk-onThe ending is a cinematic cop-out using newsreel photo-montage and a walk-on by Nelson Mandela.Five of their players are walk-ons.Gardner was a football walk-on at Nebraska, but quit the team in order to concentrate on wrestling.Down near the basket, Karen is guarding Courtney Kanegae, a five-foot-two freshman walk-on.Mind, I did rehearse the walk-on, which is quite critical.
ˈwalk-on nounChineseSyllable
acting part with Corpus words no a small


walk-on
ˈwalk-on noun [countable]
1. (also walk-on part/role) a small acting part with no words to say in a play or film, or an actor who has a part like this
2. American English someone who plays for a college sports team without having been given a sports scholarship


walk-onBrE /ˈwɔːk ɒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːk ɑːn/ 🔊, /ˈwɔːk ɔːn/ 🔊 adjective~ part/role used to describe a very small part in a play or film/movie, without any words to say (指戏剧或电影中无台词的)小角色,龙套角色