stage

1. N-COUNT A stage of an activity, process, or period is one part of it. (活動、過程、時期的) 階段

The way children talk about or express their feelings depends on their age and stage of development. 孩子們談?wù)摶虮磉_情感的方式取決于他們的年齡和成長階段。

2. N-COUNT In a theatre, the stage is an area where actors or other entertainers perform. 舞臺[also 'on' N]

The road crew needed more than 24 hours to move and rebuild the stage after a concert. 勤務(wù)組在每一場音樂會結(jié)束后需要 24個小時以上的時間搬運和重搭舞臺。

3. V-T If someone stages a play or other show, they organize and present a performance of it. 將 (戲劇等) 搬上舞臺; 上演

Maya Angelou first staged the play "And I Still Rise" in the late 1970s. 瑪雅?安吉羅在20世紀70年代末首次將戲劇《我仍將奮起》搬上舞臺。

4. V-T If you stage an event or ceremony, you organize it and usually take part in it. 主辦; 舉行

Russian workers have staged a number of strikes in protest at the republic's declaration of independence. 俄羅斯工人已經(jīng)舉行了多次罷工，抗議該共和國宣布獨立。

5. N-SING You can refer to a particular area of activity as a particular stage, especially when you are talking about politics. (尤指政治上的) 活動領(lǐng)域; 舞臺

He was finally forced off the political stage last year by the deterioration of his physical condition. 他最終因身體狀況惡化于去年被迫離開了政治舞臺。

6. to set the stage→see set