up·stage /ˌʌpˈsteʤ/
(a.)在舞臺後部的,傲慢的,自負的(ad.)在舞臺後方(vt.)搶戲
upstage
adj 1: of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage
chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the
audience" [ant: downstage]
2: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a
distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn: aloof,
distant]
adv : at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were
directed to move upstage" [ant: downstage]
v 1: treat snobbishly, put in one's place
2: move (another actor) upstage, forcing him to turn away from
the audience
3: steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone
else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the
actress"