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搶鏡頭

简抢镜头 · 繁搶鏡頭

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎng jìng tóu

(of a photographer etc) to capture the best shots
to steal the spotlight; to grab the limelight

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
抢: qiǎng · plunder, rob, take by force
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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3–4–2 · qiang3 jing4 tou2

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coeng2 geng3 tau4

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verb

(verb-object) to “steal the camera shot”, i.e. to be the focus or centre of a photo (when one should not be); to steal the scene

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