stage
noun [ C ] uk/steɪdʒ/ us/steɪdʒ/
(PART)
B2 阶段;发展时期
a part of an activity or a period of development
The project is in its final stages and should be completed by August. 这个项目已进入最后阶段，应于8月份完成。
They did the last stage of their journey on foot. 他们步行走完了旅途的最后一段路。
Our marriage is going through a difficult stage at the moment. 目前我们的婚姻正处于一个困难阶段。
Their youngest child is at the stage where she can say individual words but not full sentences. 他们最小的孩子目前所处的阶段是会说单个的词，但还不会说整句话。
I'm not tired at the moment but I will need a rest at some stage (= at some time) during the walk. 我现在不累，但在步行过程中的某个时候需要休息一下。
Andrew spends all his spare time playing with his computer but it's probably just a stage he's going through (= a period of development that will end soon). 安德鲁的业余时间全花在了玩电脑上，不过这可能只是一个阶段罢了。
in stages 分步骤进行，逐步进行
If you do something in stages, you divide the activity into parts and complete each part separately.
We're decorating the house in stages so it won't be ready for another couple of months. 我们在逐步装修房子，所以还得几个月才能就绪。
engineering specialized（火箭的）级
one of the separate parts of a rocket, each part having its own engine
Once its fuel supply runs out, each stage separates from the main part of the rocket and falls back to earth. 每一级在燃料燃尽后，就会从火箭主体上脱落，落回到地球上。
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- My Spanish never really progressed beyond the stage of being able to order drinks at the bar.
- I do not propose to reveal details at this stage.
- At some stage we need to calculate when the project will be finished.
- Confession is the first stage of coming to terms with what you've done.
- The corpse was in an advanced stage of decomposition.
(THEATRE)
A2 舞台
the area in a theatre that is often raised above ground level and on which actors or entertainers perform
Hamlet is on stage for most of the act. 这一幕的大部分时间哈姆雷特都出场。
The orchestra went on/off stage to great applause. 管弦乐队在雷鸣般的掌声中登场／走下舞台。
The play is a stage adaptation of William Golding's novel. 这部戏是根据威廉‧戈尔丁的小说改编的舞台剧。
The singer returns to the Oslo stage (= will perform again in Oslo) this summer. 那位歌手今夏将重返奥斯陆舞台。
（公共生活的）领域，舞台
a particular area of public life
The president was extremely popular on the world stage but was disliked in his own country. 总统在世界舞台上极受欢迎，但在本国却不受拥戴。
take the stage 登台表演
to go onto the stage and start to perform
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- The show climaxed with all the performers singing on stage together.
- She made her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.
- The cast all lined up on stage to take their bow.
- She made her exit from the stage to rapturous applause.
- He made his first stage appearance at the age of six.
Idioms
be on the stageidiom 当演员
to be an actor
Her daughter is an artist and her son is on the stage. 她女儿是画家，儿子是演员。
go on the stageidiom 成为演员
to become an actor
At the age of ten, he decided that he wanted to go on the stage. 10岁时，他决定要成为一名演员。
take centre stageidiom 成为关注的焦点
to be at the centre of attention
She always likes to take centre stage in whatever she does. 她无论做什么，都喜欢成为关注的焦点。
stage
verb [ T ] uk/steɪdʒ/ us/steɪdʒ/
C2 上演，演出
to arrange and perform a play or show
The local drama group is staging a production of the musical "Grease". 当地剧团正在演出音乐剧《油脂》。
举办，组织
to organize an event
London staged the Olympic Games in 2012. 伦敦于2012年举办了奥运会。
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- We're staging a revival of a 1950s play.
- Protesters staged an anti-war demonstration in front of the US embassy.
- Senior union workers staged a walkout this afternoon at the annual conference over the proposed changes in funding.
- Students staged a sit-in in the university offices as part of their protest campaign.
- The commandos staged a daring raid on the enemy.