| 单词 | to set the stage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto set the stage 74. trans. Theatre. To make up (a scene) on the stage; to arrange (an item of the scenery) in a particular way. Also to set the stage (also figurative, to prepare the way or conditions for (an event, etc.)). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > stage [verb (transitive)] > arrange or move scenery set1781 run1831 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] > make preparations for (an event, etc.) apparelc1314 purveya1382 prevenea1522 bespeak1582 providea1616 forespeak1659 formel1673 to set the stage1937 organize1952 to set up1965 1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic ii. i Sir, the scene is set, and everything is ready to begin. 1889 E. Lynn Linton Thro' Long Night II. ii. ii. 4 He wanted to see how he should be received when the stage was not set nor were the lamps trimmed for his reception. 1890 Harper's Mag. June 68/2 The palace of the Borgias was ‘set’ as a modern apothecary's shop. 1892 Illustr. London News 23 July 110/2 The time necessary for setting and changing scenes. 1937 Discovery June 175/1 Given suitable conditions, the stage is always set for the transformation. 1972 Review & Herald 7 Dec. 12/2 However, it is first necessary to ‘set the stage’. 1980 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Jan. 122/1 I can best set the stage for describing Morelli's instrument by reviewing the two basic types of spectroscope and spectrophotometer. < as lemmas |
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