stage-manage
stage-manage — 動詞
- stage-managepresent simple I / you / we / they
- stage-manageshe / she / it
- stage-managedpast simple
- stage-managing-ing form
1. to plan and control a public event or situation very closely so that people reac
幕後操控
暗中安排局面以塑造觀感
to plan and control a public event or situation very closely so that people react in the way you want.
The party stage-managed the mayor's hospital visit for the evening news.
那個政黨為了晚間新聞，幕後操控了市長的醫院拜訪。
stage-manage + public visit for media impact
Brian stage-managed the apology so parents would see a calmer principal.
Brian 幕後操控了那場道歉，好讓家長看到較冷靜的校長。
control of public image after a problem
After the leak, aides stage-managed every interview with strict talking points.
消息外洩後，幕僚靠一致的發言重點幕後操控每場訪談。
collocation: stage-manage an interview
The company stage-managed the factory tour before foreign investors arrived.
外國投資人到達前，那家公司幕後操控了工廠參訪行程。
- stage-manage a visit
- stage-manage an apology
- stage-manage a press event
- stage-manage the launch
- orchestrate
broader and often more positive; it can describe skillful coordination without the hidden-control idea
- script
stresses planning exact words or actions, especially in politics or media
- choreograph
can be used figuratively for careful planning, but it often suggests visible movement or timing
- improvise
means to deal with events without tightly planning them first
文法句型
stage-manage + visit / interview / event
stage-manage + apology / launch / campaign
用法筆記
Often suggests hidden control rather than open planning. The object is usually a visit, interview, launch, apology, or other event that outsiders will watch closely.
常見錯誤
2. to do the backstage organizing work for a play or other live show as its stage m
擔任舞監
擔任演出的舞台監督
to do the backstage organizing work for a play or other live show as its stage manager.
Feng stage-managed the school musical and called every light change.
Feng 在那場學校音樂劇中擔任舞監，並報每次燈光變化。
theatre use: run backstage cues
Nila stage-managed two student plays during the summer arts festival.
Nila 在夏季藝術節期間替兩齣學生戲擔任舞監。
Walid stage-managed tonight's comedy show while the director sat in back.
Walid 為今晚的喜劇秀擔任舞監，導演則坐在後排。
stage-manage + show
Christopher stage-managed the tour and kept actors ready for each entrance.
Christopher 在巡演中擔任舞監，讓演員每次出場前都準備好。
- stage-manage a production
- stage-manage a play
- stage-manage a performance
- stage-manage the tour
- coordinate
broader and less theatre-specific; it does not clearly suggest stage-manager duties
- run
informal and very general; backstage staff may say they run a show
- cue
narrower; it focuses on giving timing signals rather than managing the whole performance
文法句型
stage-manage + play / production / performance
stage-manage + show / tour
用法筆記
In this theatre sense, the object is the production itself. Distinguish it from sense 1, which is about shaping public opinion rather than running cues and backstage timing.
常見錯誤
同根字
- stage manager名詞B2
- stage management名詞C1