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
- Coming up as Ronaldinho's understudy, Catalunya and all of Spain now shudder at the thought of life without Iniesta.
伊涅斯塔曾是小罗的替补，而如今，加泰罗尼亚甚至整个西班牙一刻也离不开伊涅斯塔。 - 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。 - When the star became sick, his understudy stepped into his part.
当这位电影明星生病时，由他的候补演员担任他的角色。 - Reina feels his situation with the Spanish national team is similar to that of his Anfield understudy Diego Cavalieri.
雷纳认为目前他在国家队的处境与卡瓦雷利在安菲尔德替补角色相似。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Can I be his understudy?
那我能做他的候补么？ - They also committed strategic errors, displayed management blind spots and made the mistake of anointing as successors managers better suited to the role of understudy.
他们还会犯战略性错误，暴露出管理上的盲点，并做出错误决策，将更适合做替角的经理指定为自己的接班人。