/,ʌp'steɪdʒ; `ʌp`stedʒ/
adj, adv
1 at or towards the back of a theatre stage 在或向舞台後部（的）
*an,upstage `door 舞台後门
* move upstage 向舞台後部移动.
2 (infml 口) snobbish(ly) 势利（的）; 谄上欺下（的）
*They're much too upstage for us these days. 他们近来对我们太势利了.

v [Tn]
1 cause (an actor) to face away from the audience by moving nearer the back of the stage than him （自己向舞台後部移动）使（另一演员）无法面向观众.
2 (fig 比喻) divert attention from (sb) towards oneself; put at a disadvantage 将他人注意力从（某人）引向自己; 使处于不利地位
*He upstaged the other speakers by illustrating his talk with slides. 他演讲中配上幻灯片, 比其他演讲人更吸引听众.