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单词 stage
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stagenoun [ C ]

uk/steɪdʒ/us/steɪdʒ/

stage noun [ C ] (PART)

B2 a part of an activity or a period of development:

The project is in its final stages and should be completed by August.
They did the last stage of their journey on foot.
Our marriage is going through a difficult stage at the moment.
Their youngest child is at the stage where she can say individual words but not full sentences.
I'm not tired at the moment but I will need a rest at some stage (= at some time) during the walk.
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).
in stages

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.

specialized engineering 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.

More examples

  • 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.

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Stages & phases

  • beta
  • early-stage
  • early-term
  • in phase/out of phase idiom
  • landmark
  • leg
  • period
  • phase
  • point
  • step
  • stepping stone
  • tertiary
  • the home straight
  • twilight

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stage noun [ C ] (THEATRE)

A2 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.
The orchestra went on/off stage to great applause.
The play is a stage adaptation of William Golding's novel.
The singer returns to the Oslo stage (= will perform again in Oslo) this summer.

a particular area of public life:

The president was extremely popular on the world stage but was disliked in his own country.
take the stage

to go onto the stage and start to perform

More examples

  • 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.

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Theatres, cinemas & their parts

  • apron
  • art house
  • arthouse
  • backdrop
  • backstage
  • center stage
  • centre stage
  • dressing room
  • fleapit
  • footlights
  • green room
  • onstage
  • scenery
  • spotlight
  • stage left
  • stage right
  • stagy
  • theater
  • upstage
  • wing

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Topics & areas of interest
Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing

Idiom(s)

be on the stage
go on the stage
take centre stage

stageverb [ T ]

uk/steɪdʒ/us/steɪdʒ/

C2 to arrange and perform a play or show:

The local drama group is staging a production of the musical "Grease".

to organize an event:

London staged the Olympic Games in 2012.

More examples

  • 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.

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Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording

  • audition
  • auteur
  • computer-animated
  • direct
  • director
  • dress rehearsal
  • editor
  • effect
  • filmmaker
  • make
  • moviemaker
  • picturize
  • produce
  • prop
  • rehearsal
  • run-through
  • set
  • setting
  • staging

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