Steal someone's thunder.
Steal someone's thunder.
当某人“Steal someone's thunder”时,意味着他们通过做出更加引人注目的行为,不正当地夺取了别人本该得到的关注或荣誉。这个短语来自18世纪的一个真实故事,一位剧作家发明了模拟雷声的舞台效果,但在其剧本上演之前,别人却用了这个效果。这个短语在工作环境或社交场合都可能被用来描述那些喜欢出风头的人。
She stole his thunder at the meeting.
她在会议上抢了他的风头。
Tom was upset when Jane stole his thunder by announcing the project idea before he could.
汤姆对简在他之前宣布项目想法感到不满,因为这抢了他的风头。
Despite his hard work, Maria's sudden presentation stole his thunder, leaving him frustrated.
尽管他很努力工作,玛丽亚的突然演讲却抢了他的风头,使他感到沮丧。