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oper

UK /ˈəʊpə/US /ˈoʊpər/

词源

19世纪缩写自opera(歌剧),最初指歌剧合唱团成员,后衍生出动词用法。

noun

❶ 指歌剧演员或歌剧爱好者,常用于非正式场合称呼专业歌剧表演者或资深观众。

“She's been a devoted oper for over twenty years.”

(她作为歌剧爱好者已超过二十年。)

“The opers gathered backstage after the performance.”

(演出结束后歌剧演员们在后台集合。)

同义词:opera singer, vocalist, diva

verb

❶ 非正式用法,表示像歌剧演员般夸张地表演或说话,带有戏剧化意味。

“Stop oping around and just tell me what happened.”

(别夸张表演了,直接告诉我发生了什么。)

“She oped her way through the entire argument.”

(她全程用歌剧式的夸张方式争吵。)

同义词:dramatize, overact, emote

常见短语

full oper — 形容某人完全进入歌剧表演状态,或指极度戏剧化的行为表现。

“When she spilled the coffee, she went full oper with screams and swooning.”

(当她打翻咖啡时,她完全进入戏剧模式,尖叫加晕倒。)