1 [C] one part of the progress or development of sth 阶段;时期:
The first stage of the course lasts for three weeks.课程的第一个阶段为期三星期。I suggest we do the journey in two stages.我建议将旅程分为两个阶段。At this stage it's too early to say what will happen.在现阶段推测以后的事还是言之过早。
2 [C] a platform in a theatre, concert hall, etc on which actors, musicians, etc perform 舞台
3 [sing] [U] the world of theatre; the profession of acting 戏剧界;表演行业:
Her parents didn't want her to go on the stage.她的父母不想让她当演员。an actor of stage and screen戏剧和电影两栖演员
stage²
/steɪdʒ ||; stedʒ/verb[T]
1 to organize a performance of a play, concert, etc for the public 公演;安排演出
2 to organize an event 筹划,举行(活动):
They have decided to stage a 24-hour strike.他们已决定举行24小时罢工。
stage1/stedʒ; steIdʒ/n 1 [C] one part of a process or one time in the development of something [→ phase] 阶段﹔时期: +of the first stage of the project 项目的第一阶段the early stages of the disease 这种疾病的初期阶段They have now reached the halfway stage of the course. 他们现在已经进入课程的中间阶段。the teams that get to the second stage of the competition 进入比赛第二阶段的球队Children go through various stages of development. 儿童要经历不同的成长阶段。at some/this/one stage At this stage, I’m not sure what the result will be. 在这个阶段﹐我不能确定会有什么样的结果。2 [C,U] the raised floor in a theatre where actors perform a play [→ backstage] 舞台: on stage I get very nervous before I go on stage. 我登台前会很紧张。see box at见 THEATRE 方框3 the stage the profession of acting 舞台生涯﹔演戏: I’ve always wanted to go on the stage (=become an actor). 我一直想当演员。
stage2v [T] to organize an event or performance 举办﹐举行: They’re staging a rock concert in the park. 他们将在公园里举办一场摇滚音乐会。
stagestagestagesstagedstagingnoun1a certain time in a longer set of things that happen: The first stage of the course lasts for two weeks.At this stage I don't know what I'll do when I leave school.2the part of a theatre where the actors, dancers, etc. perform: The audience threw flowers onto the stage. There were more than 50 people on stage in one scene.