understudies

基本解释

• v.充当（某角色的）候补演员
• n.候补演员

同根派生

英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

• The understudy was substituted when the leading actor fell ill.
  主角演员患病，由替角代替演出。

用作名词 (n.)

• 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。