understudy
替身,替身演员,替补演员,替身者
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un·der·stud·ied, un·der·stud·y·ing.
- : to learn in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary.
- : to act as understudy to: to understudy the lead.
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un·der·stud·ied, un·der·stud·y·ing.
- : to act or work as an understudy.
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plural un·der·stud·ies.
- : a performer who learns the role of another in order to serve as a replacement if necessary.
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Examples
He made his Broadway debut in 1955, rising from extra to understudy for star Paul Muni in “Inherit the Wind.”
Two years later, a reporter asked Brees whether he would have been okay with Mahomes as his understudy.
When she became a candidate, she appeared to try to keep some distance from QAnon and its mythical leader Q, but she didn’t cast herself as an understudy to the Apostle Peter, either.
Some are now calling DSK's faux pas “a kiss of death” for Aubry as it makes her seem like no more than his understudy.
Since then the younger son, James, has stepped forward to understudy.
From Katie Holmes to Anne Hathaway, see our picks for her understudy.
He booked his first audition for understudy in the Tony-award-winning Thoroughly Modern Millie.
He was followed by an understudy, who made an ineffective effort to support his predecessor.
If Lilian were damaged somebody else could supply her place, but we havent any understudy for Lilians clothes!
And yet she's rather like Gipsy, just like enough to be a kind of pale copy—an understudy, in fact.
"It'll do—for an understudy," said Bertram softly, for Billy's ears alone.
He halted for a moment and then bawled out in a great voice, "Understudy!"