stage/steɪdʒ/

n

1. C 阶段；步骤；程度

• at an early stage in our history 在我们历史发展早期

• At this stage it's impossible to know whether we can finish the task on time. 目前尚无法预见我们是否能按时完成任务。

• The baby has reached the walking stage. 这婴儿已经会走路了。

2. C 舞台

• She was on the stage for most of the play. 她几乎整出戏都在台上。

3. 用作单 演员职业；戏剧表演；舞台生涯

• The man didn't allow his son to take up the stage as a career. 那个人不允许儿子从事戏剧表演。

• He has retired from the stage. 他已经退出了影坛。

4. 用作单 场所；现场

• the stage of Waterloo 滑铁卢战场

• New York has become the stage for meetings of the world leaders. 纽约已经成为世界各国领导人经常开会的地方。

词组hold the stage 引人注目

• He held the stage for most of the discussion. 他滔滔不绝地占去了大部分讨论时间。

go on the stage 当演员；登台演出

• The little girl wants to go on the stage when she grows up. 小姑娘长大后想当演员。

set the stage for 为…做好准备；使成为可能

• This treaty sets the stage for a renewal of hostilities. 这个条约酝酿着新的冲突。