onstage
adverb
(alsoon-stage,on stage)uk/ˌɒnˈsteɪdʒ/us/ˌɑːnˈsteɪdʒ/onto or on astageso thepeoplewatchingcansee:
Theaudiencecheeredas thebandwalkedonstage for anotherencore.乐队应观众的要求走上舞台又加演一曲时,观众们欢呼了起来。
I wasterrifiedthe firsttimeI got up on-stage.
What's it like whenpeoplethrowtheirunderwearat you onstage?
(of aperformer,actor, etc.) whenactingin aplayorfilm, etc., or takingpartin some otherkindofperformance,ratherthan inreallife:
He's verymild-manneredinreallifebut onstage, he'scrazy.
Thecharactershave toremain"chic" at alltimes, something they havefoundeasieron-stage than off it.
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offstageadverb
Theatres, cinemas & their parts
- art house
- arthouse
- backstage
- billboard
- bioscope
- fleapit
- footlights
- green room
- orchestra pit
- parterre
- setting
- spotlight
- stage
- stage right
- stagy
- theater
- theatre
- upstage
- wardrobe
- wing
onstage
adjective
(alsoon-stage)uk/ˌɒnˈsteɪdʒ/us/ˌɑːnˈsteɪdʒ/happeningon thestage, so thepeoplewatchingcansee:
Have there been anydifficultonstagemoments?
An on-stageaccidentbadlyinjuredone of thedancers.
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used fordescribingaperformerortheirbehaviourwhen they areactingin aplayorfilm, etc., or takingpartin some otherkindofperformance,ratherthan intheirownlife:
Thedancers'partnerswere said to bejealousof the couple's onstagesexualchemistry.
Hershynessisquiteatoddswith her on-stagedemeanour.
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offstageadjective
Theatres, cinemas & their parts
- art house
- arthouse
- backstage
- billboard
- bioscope
- fleapit
- footlights
- green room
- orchestra pit
- parterre
- setting
- spotlight
- stage
- stage right
- stagy
- theater
- theatre
- upstage
- wardrobe
- wing