Noun:

1. an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

Verb:

1. be an understudy or alternate for a role

1.预备演员；替角儿
An actor's or actress'sunderstudy is the person who has learned their part in a play and can act the part if the actor or actress is ill.

understudy的反义词

e.g. He was anunderstudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.
他是查理·卓别麟美国巡演期间的替角儿。

1. 预备演员：understructure 基础 |understudy 预备演员 | undersurface 下面

2. 预备演员,替角：523. underdog: 受欺负者,弱者. | 524.understudy: 预备演员,替角. V. | 525. upstart: 突然升官的人,暴发户.

3. 练习做临时替角：understood,懂,获悉,理解,明白 |understudy,练习做临时替角 | undertaken,承担,从事,接受

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4. 候补演员,替身：busybody爱管闲事的人,好事的人 |understudy候补演员,替身 | dowdy邋遢女人,懒散女人

• An opening for a man or woman to understudy the present Manager.

  出自：Daily Telegraph

The understudy was substituted when the leading actor fell ill.

主角演员患病，由替角代替演出。

When the star became sick,his understudy stepped into his part.

当这位电影明星生病时，由他的候补演员担任他的角色。

She got the part and I was her understudy.

她得到了这个角色，我只能作为替补的临时演员。

He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.

他是查理·卓别麟美国巡演期间的替角儿。

The understudy is substituted when the leading actor falls ill.

“主角演员患病,由替角代替演出”.

Even though Sue is an understudy, she did a great job as the leading lady!

虽然苏是候补演员, 但是她演女主角演得真好! 你有听到谢幕时大家的掌声多大吧?

The star actor was ill, so his understudy had to alternate for him.

这位明星演员病了, 因而他的替角必须代他演出.

The understudy was substituted when the leading actor fell ill.

主角演员患病,由替角代替演出.

But Owen is not an understudy.

但是欧文不应该是替补演员.

But I would have great belief in any of our young keepers to understudy Edwin.

但是我相信我们的每一个年轻门将都有能力作范德萨的替补.

When the star became sick, his understudy stepped into his part.

当这位电影明星生病时, 由他的候补演员担任他的角色.

The leading player is ill. Let his understudy to appear on the scene.

主角演员病了, 让他的替角出场.

When the star was taken ill, the understudy finally got her first Big Break.

当主角生病时, 替补终于得到了第一次大好机会.

He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.

他是查理·卓别麟美国巡演期间的替角儿。