英语词组steal someone's thunder是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

steal someone's thunder win praise for yourself by pre-empting someone else's attempt to impress.

☞ The critic and playwright John Dennis (1657–1734) invented a new method of simulating the sound of thunder in the theatre, which he employed in his unsuccessful play Appius and Virginia. Shortly after his play had finished its brief run, Dennis attended a performance of Macbeth in which the improved thunder effect was used, and he is reported to have exclaimed in a fury: 'Damn them! They will not let my play run, but they steal my thunder.'

词组	steal someone's thunder
释义	steal someone's thunder win praise for yourself by pre-empting someone else's attempt to impress. ☞ The critic and playwright John Dennis (1657–1734) invented a new method of simulating the sound of thunder in the theatre, which he employed in his unsuccessful play Appius and Virginia. Shortly after his play had finished its brief run, Dennis attended a performance of Macbeth in which the improved thunder effect was used, and he is reported to have exclaimed in a fury: 'Damn them! They will not let my play run, but they steal my thunder.'
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