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单词 scene-stealer
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Definition of scene-stealer in English:

scene-stealer

noun
  • A person or thing taking more than their fair share of attention.

    抢风头的人(或物)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The grilled pancake with shrimp and leeks was the second scene-stealer of the night, though.
    • Judging from my mail, Rick's a real scene-stealer.
    • Then came the scene-stealer - the superstar and megastar hugging each other - and the entire place exploded into brilliant silver as the flash bulbs kept popping frenziedly.
    • Early season, it has been Swede Annika Sorenstam, easily the most dominant figure for the past 18 months, who has been the scene-stealer.
    • Adam Scott, a 23-year-old Australian, is the most accomplished and unabashed scene-stealer in the game.
    • The old pub here is full of movie memorabilia, but for me Silverton's real scene-stealers are two old Volkswagens.
    • The scene-stealer, going by the thunderous applause, is a man swallowing three live fish swimming in water and, after a while, spitting them out alive!
    • These are just the scene-stealers; there are also hundreds of smaller intricate designs such as figurines, jewelry and pottery.
    • Not to be outdone by those political scene-stealers in California, the Democratic presidential candidates have their own debate tonight in New Mexico.
    • The red-coloured open-top Baby Austin of 1925 was a scene-stealer.
    • But the real scene-stealer is the grand topiary in the grounds - a wondrous, motionless stampede of green elephants and giraffes.
    • Some of the scene-stealers of the evening were the dancing kids, who brought smiles all around.
    • Too many patterns and dark jewel-tone colors turned the accent pillows into decorative scene-stealers.
    • Actually, his entry was enough of a scene-stealer.
    • Zinnias are scene-stealers so it's a challenge teaming them up with other plants.

Definition of scene-stealer in US English:

scene-stealer

nounsin ˈstilər
  • 1An actor who outshines the rest of the cast, especially unexpectedly.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The frequent scene-stealer is Ben Miller, who plays Eddie's sardonic caretaker, Soren.
    • The scene-stealer in Chocolat is Alfred Molina, who goes all out to create a character from the caricature he is presented with on paper.
    • The real scene-stealer is Ben Affleck, whose riveting supporting performance recalls Alec Baldwin's mesmerizing cameo in Glengarry Glenn Ross.
    • The two women's beaux are nondescript types and even veteran scene-stealer Coburn is no match for Monroe and Russell who dominate the screen in every scene they're in.
    • Meanwhile, Andrea House is a scene-stealer as the lugubriously defiant Scottish maid.
    • In a supporting role, Michael Gambon is, as always, a scene-stealer.
    • As Carlo's mother-in-law, Anna, Sandrelli is the real scene-stealer, providing much of the film's comic relief in her hopeless efforts to have an affair.
    • He uses humor and gritty appeal to fertilize his growth as a budding scene-stealer.
    • She elicits big laughs throughout, making David's shy admirer almost grotesquely timid and inept, and in the process turning a minor character into a scene-stealer.
    • The 10-year-old actress who plays Suri in the movie was the scene-stealer of the day.
    • Comic relief is provided by character actor and resident scene-stealer Jeff York, as the lazy, good-for-nothing neighbor Bud Searcy.
    • Their act isn't for everyone, but there's no denying Spader and Shatner are well-matched scene-stealers.
    • Normally I can't stand those cheeky little scene-stealers trotting around on-screen as they make a general nuisance themselves.
    • But the actor who proved to be a scene-stealer was none other than Mehmood.
    • Hollywood's ultimate scene-stealer is still up to his old tricks.
    • The scene-stealer turns out to be Bad Santa's Tony Cox, who works in Santa's workshop as a double agent for the Kwanzaa Liberation Front.
    • The scene-stealer is Kevin Bacon which is interesting since his character is invisible for half of the movie.
    • Not surprisingly, the scene-stealer is Eugene Levy, whose deadpan portrayal of an uptight department store salesman is one of Serendipity's highlights.
    • Tony Cox's Marcus is perhaps the biggest scene-stealer in the entire film.
    • Curtis is the true scene-stealer, though, and shines from start to finish.
    1. 1.1 A person or thing that takes more than their fair share of attention.
      抢风头的人(或物)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Early season, it has been Swede Annika Sorenstam, easily the most dominant figure for the past 18 months, who has been the scene-stealer.
      • These are just the scene-stealers; there are also hundreds of smaller intricate designs such as figurines, jewelry and pottery.
      • Adam Scott, a 23-year-old Australian, is the most accomplished and unabashed scene-stealer in the game.
      • Judging from my mail, Rick's a real scene-stealer.
      • The red-coloured open-top Baby Austin of 1925 was a scene-stealer.
      • The scene-stealer, going by the thunderous applause, is a man swallowing three live fish swimming in water and, after a while, spitting them out alive!
      • The old pub here is full of movie memorabilia, but for me Silverton's real scene-stealers are two old Volkswagens.
      • Zinnias are scene-stealers so it's a challenge teaming them up with other plants.
      • Then came the scene-stealer - the superstar and megastar hugging each other - and the entire place exploded into brilliant silver as the flash bulbs kept popping frenziedly.
      • The grilled pancake with shrimp and leeks was the second scene-stealer of the night, though.
      • But the real scene-stealer is the grand topiary in the grounds - a wondrous, motionless stampede of green elephants and giraffes.
      • Actually, his entry was enough of a scene-stealer.
      • Not to be outdone by those political scene-stealers in California, the Democratic presidential candidates have their own debate tonight in New Mexico.
      • Too many patterns and dark jewel-tone colors turned the accent pillows into decorative scene-stealers.
      • Some of the scene-stealers of the evening were the dancing kids, who brought smiles all around.
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