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单词

understudy

读音
ˈʌndərstʌdi
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释义

n. 候补演员;替工 vt. 练习代演;当…的替手;实地演习 vi. 学当替工 [ 复数 understudies 第三人称单数 understudies 现在分词 understudying 过去式 understudied 过去分词 understudied ]

例句

A momentary hush; the orchestra leader varies his rhythm obligingly for her, and there is a burst of chatter as the erroneous news goes around that she is Gilda Gray's understudy from the Follies.
短暂的安静;乐队指挥亲切地为她变换节奏,当她是吉尔达·格雷在《愚蠢》里的替补演员的错误消息传开时,大家议论纷纷。
He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the U.S.
他曾是查理•卓别林美国巡演的替角。
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。

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所属分类

大学,专四专八,其他

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大学英语六级近十年真题,专八真题近十五年,经济学人(The Economist)