stage

英 [steɪdʒ]

美 [steɪdʒ]

n.  (发展或进展的)时期，阶段，状态; 段; 步; 步骤; (多指剧场中的)舞台
v.  上演; 举办; 举行; 组织; 筹划; 使发生; 使出现

复数：stages　过去分词：staged　过去式：staged　现在分词：staging　第三人称单数：stages　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.482 / COCA.829

同义词辨析

phaseperiodspellstage【导航词义：阶段，时期】

习惯用语

n.

set the stage for sth
• 使某事成为可能；为某事铺平了道路
  to make it possible for sth to happen; to make sth likely to happen

牛津词典

noun

时期；状态 period/state
• （发展或进展的）时期，阶段，状态
  a period or state that sth/sb passes through while developing or making progress
  1. This technology is still in its early stages .
     这项技术还处于其早期开发状态。
  2. The children are at different stages of development.
     这些孩子处于不同的成长阶段。
  3. The product is at the design stage.
     产品处于设计阶段。
  4. People tend to work hard at this stage of life.
     人在这个人生阶段往往发奋努力。
  5. At one stage it looked as though they would win.
     有一段时间，他们好像大有获胜的希望。
  6. Don't worry about the baby not wanting to leave you─it's a stage they go through .
     宝宝不肯离开你别担心，他们总要经过这个阶段。
程序 part of process
• 段；步；步骤
  a separate part that a process, etc. is divided into
  1. We did the first stage of the trip by train.
     旅行的第一段我们乘的是火车。
  2. The police are building up a picture of the incident stage by stage .
     警方正逐步摸清那次事件的经过。
  3. The pay increase will be introduced in stages (= not all at once) .
     工资的提高将分步进行。
  4. We can take the argument one stage further.
     我们可以把辩论更深入一步。
剧场 theatre
• （多指剧场中的）舞台
  a raised area, usually in a theatre, etc. where actors, dancers, etc. perform
  1. The audience threw flowers onto the stage.
     观众把鲜花抛向舞台。
  2. There were more than 50 people on stage in one scene.
     有一场戏中舞台上的人有50多个。
  3. They marched off stage to the sound of trumpets.
     在号角声中，他们阔步退下舞台。
• 戏剧；戏剧表演；戏剧界
  the theatre and the world of acting as a form of entertainment
  1. His parents didn't want him to go on the stage (= to be an actor) .
     他父母不想让他当演员。
  2. She was a popular star of stage and screen (= theatre and cinema/movies) .
     她是观众喜爱的舞台银幕两栖明星。
政界 in politics
• （政治等活动的）领域；（政治）舞台
  an area of activity where important things happen, especially in politics
  1. She was forced to the centre of the political stage .
     她被推到了政治舞台的中心。
  2. Germany is playing a leading role on the international stage .
     德国在国际政治舞台上起着主导作用。
马车 carriage马车 carriage

verb

• 上演；举办；举行
  to organize and present a play or an event for people to see
  1. to stage a ceremony/an event/an exhibition
     举行仪式 / 活动 / 展览
  2. The local theatre group is staging a production of ‘Hamlet’.
     当地剧团在上演《哈姆雷特》。
  3. Birmingham has bid to stage the next national athletics championships.
     伯明翰申办下届全国田径锦标赛。
• 组织；筹划
  to organize and take part in action that needs careful planning, especially as a public protest
  1. to stage a strike/demonstration/march/protest
     组织罢工 / 示威 / 游行 / 抗议活动
• 使发生；使出现
  to make sth happen
  1. The dollar staged a recovery earlier today.
     今天早些时候，美元出现回升。
  2. After five years in retirement, he staged a comeback to international tennis.
     退役五年之后，他又复出国际网坛。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (活动、过程或时期的)阶段，部分
  Astage ofan activity, process, or period is one part of it.
  1. The way children talk about or express their feelings depends on their age and stage of development...
     儿童谈论或表达自己感情的方式取决于他们的年龄和所处的发育阶段。
  2. Mr Cook has arrived in Greece on the final stage of a tour which also included Egypt and Israel.
     库克先生在行程的最后一站来到了希腊，他此行还包括了埃及和以色列。
• N-COUNT 舞台;戏台
  In a theatre, thestageis an area where actors or other entertainers perform.
  1. The road crew needed more than 24 hours to move and rebuild the stage after a concert...
     一场音乐会结束后，巡回乐队管理组需要用一天多时间搬走和重新搭起舞台。
  2. I went on stage and did my show.
     我上台作了表演。
• N-SING 舞台表演;戏剧演出
  You can refer to acting and the production of plays in a theatre asthe stage.
  1. Madge did not want to put her daughter on the stage...
     玛奇不想让自己的女儿从事戏剧表演。
  2. He was the first comedian I ever saw on the stage.
     他是我在舞台上看到过的第一位滑稽演员。
• VERB 组织上演(戏剧、演出等)
  If someonestagesa play or other show, they organize and present a performance of it.
  1. Maya Angelou first staged the play 'And I Still Rise' in the late 1970s.
     马娅·安杰卢在 20 世纪 70 年代后期第一次将戏剧《我还会站起来》搬上了舞台。
• VERB 组织(活动或仪式)
  If youstagean event or ceremony, you organize it and usually take part in it.
  1. Russian workers have staged a number of strikes in protest at the republic's declaration of independence...
     俄罗斯工人已经举行了数次罢工，抗议该共和国宣布独立。
  2. At the middle of this year the government staged a huge military parade.
     今年年中，政府举行了一次盛大的阅兵活动。
• N-SING (尤指政治)舞台，活动领域
  You can refer to a particular area of activity as a particularstage, especially when you are talking about politics.
  1. He was finally forced off the political stage last year by the deterioration of his physical condition...
     他最终因身体状况恶化被迫于去年离开了政治舞台。
  2. The EU thought it could resolve Europe's worst nightmare and boost its own credibility as a strong actor on the international stage.
     欧盟认为它能够解决欧洲面临的最严重的困境，提升自己作为国际舞台上一个重要角色的声誉。
• toset the stage→ see:set

双语例句

• Russian workers have staged a number of strikes in protest at the republic's declaration of independence
  俄罗斯工人已经举行了数次罢工，抗议该共和国宣布独立。
• He was the first comedian I ever saw on the stage.
  他是我在舞台上看到过的第一位滑稽演员。
• Hendrix's stage presence appealed to thousands of teenage rebels.
  亨德里克斯在台上的风采吸引了成千上万的叛逆少年。
• We were at the front, crushed against the stage.
  我们在前面，被挤到了舞台边上。
• The way children talk about or express their feelings depends on their age and stage of development
  儿童谈论或表达自己感情的方式取决于他们的年龄和所处的发育阶段。
• He was finally forced off the political stage last year by the deterioration of his physical condition
  他最终因身体状况恶化被迫于去年离开了政治舞台。
• Mr Cook has arrived in Greece on the final stage of a tour which also included Egypt and Israel.
  库克先生在行程的最后一站来到了希腊，他此行还包括了埃及和以色列。
• Madge did not want to put her daughter on the stage
  玛奇不想让自己的女儿从事戏剧表演。
• He gave up his studies and went on the stage.
  他不再读书而去当演员了。
• Elderly people are not in a position to make drastic changes at this stage of their life
  上了年纪的人在他们这个人生阶段不会再有什么实质性的改变。