understudy
英 [ˈʌndəstʌdi]
美 [ˈʌndərstʌdi]
n. 候补演员; 替角
v. 排练当候补演员; 做替角
复数：understudies 现在分词：understudying 过去式：understudied 第三人称单数：understudies 过去分词：understudied
BNC.24195 / COCA.24728
牛津词典
noun
- 候补演员；替角
an actor who learns the part of another actor in a play so that they can play that part if necessary
verb
- 排练当候补演员；做替角
to learn a part in a play as an understudy ; to act as an understudy to sb
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 预备演员；替角儿
An actor's or actress'sunderstudyis the person who has learned their part in a play and can act the part if the actor or actress is ill.- He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.
他是查理·卓别麟美国巡演期间的替角儿。
- He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.
英英释义
noun
- an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
verb
- be an understudy or alternate for a role
双语例句
- The leading man got laryngitis but his understudy stepped into the breach and gave an excellent performance.
演主角的男演员得了喉炎，不过他的替角代替了他，而且表演得极为出色。 - But Franz plays hitler, max, and he has no understudy.
但是弗朗斯演的是希特勒啊，他又没有替补演员。 - While the star is recuperating from her illness, her role will be played by her understudy.
当明星正在休养恢复健康时，她的角色由候补演员代替。 - The leading player is ill. Let his understudy to appear on the scene.
主角演员病了，让他的替角出场。 - I will not understudy for more than two plays at once.
我再也不同时去当两个以上的替角了。 - When the star was taken ill, the understudy finally got her first Big Break.
当主角生病时，替补终于得到了第一次大好机会。 - He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.
他是查理·卓别麟美国巡演期间的替角儿。 - The understudy was substitutedwhen the leading actor fell ill.
主角演员患病，由替角代替演出。 - Despite not much game time because he is understudy to arguably one of Europe's best stoppers in Reina, Jones is enjoying his time at Anfield and hopes the new year will be a good one for Liverpool.
尽管由于世界最佳门将之一的雷纳的存在他的上场时间并不多，但是琼斯仍然很享受在利物浦的时光，希望2011年球队能够雄起。 - After two seasons plying his trade as understudy to Spaniard Manuel Almunia the news of a possible operation will come as bad news for Fabianski.
在做了阿木的替补两个赛季后，这次可能手术的消息对法比来说是个坏消息。