stage /steɪdʒ/ CET4 TEM4 ( staging, staged, stages )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A stage of an activity, process, or period is one part of it. (活动、过程、时期的) 阶段

  例：

  The way children talk about or express their feelings depends on their age and stage of development.

  孩子们谈论或表达情感的方式取决于他们的年龄和成长阶段。

• 2. 

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

  例：

  The road crew needed more than 24 hours to move and rebuild the stage after a concert.

  勤务组在每一场音乐会结束后需要 24个小时以上的时间搬运和重搭舞台。

• 3. 

  V-T If someone stages a play or other show, they organize and present a performance of it. 将 (戏剧等) 搬上舞台; 上演

  例：

  Maya Angelou first staged the play "And I Still Rise" in the late 1970s.

  玛雅•安吉罗在20世纪70年代末首次将戏剧《我仍将奋起》搬上舞台。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  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多次罢工，抗议该共和国宣布独立。

• 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) 活动领域; 舞台

  例：

  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于去年被迫离开了政治舞台。

• 6. 

  to set the stage →see set