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| 1 | C a particular point in time during a process or set of events 阶段；时期 |
| The negotiations had reached a delicate stage. 谈判已进入微妙的阶段。 |
| at this stage There’ s no point arguing about it at this stage. 在这个时候争论没有意义。 |
| an early/initial stage They had the ball more often in the early stages of the game. 在比赛的开始阶段他们控球的时间更多一些。 |
| a final/closing stage The issue was only raised in the closing stage of the election campaign. 这个问题在竞选活动要结束的时候才提出来。 |
| | 1a | a particular part of a process that has several different parts 阶段 | | She likes to involve herself in every stage of the film-making process. 她喜欢参与电影制作过程的每个阶段。 | | The project is still at a planning stage. 该工程还在计划阶段。 | | Atkins outlined a three-stage programme for resolving the crisis. 阿特金斯概述了分3个阶段的危机解决方案。 | |
| | 1b | a part of a journey that has several different parts （旅途的）一程，站 | | The last stage of the journey was the train north. 这次旅行的最后一程是乘火车北行。 | |
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| 2 | C the part of a theatre where the actors or musicians perform 舞台 |
| take/leave the stage (=come onto/go off the stage) The musicians didn’ t take the stage until after ten o’ clock. 登上/离开舞台 |
| on stage They had now been on stage for over four hours. 他们现在已经在舞台上演出4个多小时了。 |
| | 2a | singular the theatre , rather than films, books, or other forms of art 戏剧 | | She’ s written a number of things for the stage. 她已经写了很多戏剧作品。 | |
| | 2b | life as a performer , especially the profession of acting 演员职业 | | go on the stage (=become a professional performer) Do you think your children will go on the stage? 成为职业演员 | |
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| 3 | singular the place or situation in which something happens, especially in politics 舞台；（尤指政治事件）发生的场所 |
| the world/political/international stage He is a skilled performer on the political stage. 在政治舞台上他是个老手。 |
| She’ s not yet a politician of significance on the world stage. 在世界舞台上她还算不上重要的政治家。 |
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| 4 | C informal a stagecoach |
| Words frequently used with stage | | stage 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | advanced, closing, early, final, formative, halfway, initial, late, preliminary, | 1 | | | |
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