- a point, period, or step in a process or development阶段; 时期; 步骤：
there is no need at this stage to give explicit details
眼下不必给出明确的细节
I was in the early stages of pregnancy.
我处于怀孕初期。
- a section of a journey or race旅程（或赛跑中）的一段：
the final stage of the journey is made by coach.
旅行的最后一段行程坐马车来完成。
- Brit. short for FARE STAGE.〈英〉FARE STAGE的简称。
- each of two or more sections of a rocket or spacecraft that have their own engines and are jettisoned in turn when their propellant is exhausted（火箭或太空船的）级。
- with modifier Electronics a specified part of a circuit, typically one consisting of a single amplifying transistor or valve with the associated equipment【电子】（电路的）级。
- a raised floor or platform, typically in a theatre, on which actors, entertainers, or speakers perform舞台：
there are only two characters on stage.
舞台上面只有两个演员。
the stage
the acting or theatrical profession戏剧, 戏剧表演; 演员职业：I've always wanted to go on the stage.
我一直想当一名演员。
- in sing. a scene of action or forum of debate, especially in a particular political context（尤指政治语境下）事件发生场所, 活动进行地点; 论坛; 舞台：
Britain is playing a leading role on the international stage.
英国正在国际舞台上发挥着主导作用。
- a floor or level of a building or structure层, 楼层, 塔层：
the upper stage was added in the 17th century.
上面的一层是在17世纪加上去的。
- (on a microscope) a raised and usually movable plate on which a slide or object is placed for examination（显微镜的）镜台。
- Geology (in chronostratigraphy) a range of strata corresponding to an age in time, forming a subdivision of a series【地质】（年代地质学用语）与某时代对应的一段地层, 层。
- (in palaeoclimatology) a period of time marked by a characteristic climate（古气候学用语）以特定气候为特征的时期, 期：
the Boreal stage.
北方期。
- archaic term for STAGECOACH.〈古〉同STAGECOACH.
- present a performance of (a play or other show)表演, 上演（戏剧等）：
the show is being staged at the Grand Opera House in Belfast.
这部戏正在贝尔法斯特的大歌剧院上演。
- (of a person or group) organize and participate in (a public event)（个人, 团体）筹划, 谋划; 举行, 发动（公众事件）：
UDF supporters staged a demonstration in Sofia.
民主力量联盟的支持者在索非亚举行了一场游行示威。
- cause (something dramatic or unexpected) to happen使（突发或意外事件）发生：
the President's attempt to stage a comeback
总统东山再起的意图
the dollar staged a partial recovery.
美元出现了弱势反弹。
- Medicine diagnose or classify (a disease or patient) as having reached a particular stage in the expected progression of the disease【医】把（疾病, 病人）诊断（或归类）为疾病的特定期。
hold the stage
- dominate a scene of action or forum of debate引人注目; 成为主导。
set the stage for
- prepare the conditions for (the occurrence or beginning of something)为…创造条件, 为…做好准备：
these churchmen helped to set the stage for popular reform.
这些教士为顺应民意的改革创造了条件。
stage left（或right）
- on the left (or right) side of a stage from the point of view of a performer facing the audience（演员面对观众时的）舞台左侧（或右侧）。