understudying
present participle ofunderstudy
单词 | understudying |
释义 | understudying present participle ofunderstudy understudy verb[TorI] uk/ˈʌn.dəˌstʌd.i/us/ˈʌn.dɚˌstʌd.i/tolearnthelinesof otheractorsin aplay, so that you canreplacethem ifnecessary, forexampleif they areill: He understudied thetitlerolein Broadway's "Tarzan". Bigrolesare always given tobigstars, so understudying is the only way in thebeginning. Compare stand in substituteforsomeone/something
Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
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