1. C 阶段，时期　 a particular point or period in the course of a process or set of events; state reached at a particular time
2. C 舞台　 the raised floor on which plays are performed in a theatre

　stage　的基本意思是“阶段，时期”，也可指“舞台”，用于比喻可指“生活舞台，政治舞台，历史舞台”等，引申可作“戏剧表演，演员职业”解。

　abandon the ～　离开舞台
　come off ～　下台
　go on ～　做演员
　hold the ～　继续上演，引人注目
　leave the ～　离开舞台，退出舞台
　retire from the ～　退出舞台
　set the ～　布置舞台
　take to the ～　登台，当演员
　advance a ～　（向前）推进一个阶级
　come to this ～　到达这一阶段
　enter a ～　进入一个阶段
　mark a ～　标志一个阶段
　pass a ～　通过一个阶段
　reach a ～　达到一个阶段
　represent a ～　代表一个阶段
　historical ～　历史舞台
　movable ～　可转动的舞台
　political ～　政治舞台
　sinking ～　凹形舞台
　advanced ～　高级阶段
　beginning ～　萌芽阶段
　crucial ～　重要阶段，决定性阶段
　early ～　初级阶段
　experimental ～　实验阶段
　final ～　最后阶段
　middle～　中级阶段
　opening ～　最初阶段
　senior ～　高级阶段
　talking ～　学话阶段
　working ～　工作阶段
　school ～　学校舞台
　flood ～　汛期，涨潮时期
　laboratory ～　实验阶段
　～ arrangement　舞台布景
　～ direction　舞台说明
　～ manager　舞台监督
　off the ～　舞台下
　on the ～　舞台上
　at a ～　在某一阶段
　at all ～s　在各个阶段（时期）
　at flood ～　正值汛期
　by easy ～s　从容不迫地
　in a ～　在某个时期
　in easy ～s　从容不迫地
　～ of battle　战场
　～ of politics　政治舞台
　～ in history　历史阶段
　～ of development　发展时期

　He was suffering from cancer which had already reached an advanced stage.　他的癌症已经到晚期了。
　He cautioned that the Russia-American discussions were still in an exploratory stage.　他警告说俄美会谈尚处于探索阶段。
　Eby's going through a tiresome stage, always picking fights with his brother for no reason at all.　伊比正在经历着一个淘气的时期，总是和他的兄弟无故打架。
　The government raced the new law through all its stages so as to complete it before the election.　为了使新法律在选举前产生，政府匆忙地使其通过了各个程序。
　On the elementary stage of studying a foreign language the students should place a great deal of importance on correct grammar.　在学习外语的初级阶段，学生应非常重视语法的正确性。
　Although not completely satisfied, they let the report through the first stage.　他们对报告虽不十分满意，但还是让它通过了一审。
　The first stage of the operation was to join up the bones.　手术的第一步是把骨头接上。
　Soon the third stage of the war ended and the fourth stage began.　不久战争的第三阶段结束，第四阶段开始。
　I should not like to commit myself to an opinion at this stage.　在这种阶段，我不想发表某种看法。
　The committee member successfully fought his suggested changes through the necessary stages.　委员会成功地推行了他的改革方案。
　The stage is lit by spotlights.　舞台由聚光灯照明。
　The stage was set up to represent a carpenter's shop.　舞台被装饰成一个木工车间。
　As we can't have the hall till the night of the performance, we can mock up a model of the actual stage for the company to practise on.　鉴于那晚演出前我们用不上大厅，我们可以照大厅的舞台的样子搭一个舞台，让剧团排练。
　Every actor ought to know his lines backwards before he goes on stage, as nervousness may make him forgetful.　所有演员在台前都应当把台词记得滚瓜烂熟，因为一紧张就容易忘词。
　The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up.　小丑一出现在舞台上，观众们个个笑得前仰后合。
　The audience cheered him as he walked on stage.　当他走上台时，观众向他欢呼。
　A lot of electric lamps illuminated the stage.　许多盏电灯照着舞台。
　The actors had to fit up a stage because there was no theatre in the town.　镇上没有剧场，演员们只好临时搭个舞台。
　Her job is to stand at the side of the stage and feed the actors with their lines when they forget them.　她的工作是站在舞台边上给演员提词。
　Everyone's eyes fastened on the little girl in the middle of the stage.　大家的目光集中在舞台中央的那位小姑娘身上。
　The actors clapped together a stage so that they could have room to perform.　演员们为了有个演戏的地方，匆匆搭了个舞台。
　She picked up the actor's sword and carried it off the stage.　她拾起演员的剑，带下了舞台。
　Several teenage fans hung around the stage door to get a glimpse of the actor.　几个十几岁的戏迷围着舞台的门口一睹那位演员的风采。
　As the curtains were pulled apart, we saw the actors on the stage.　帷幕启开时，我们看到了台上的演员。
　We've programmed you to appear on the stage next week.　我们安排你在下星期出场演出。
　This was the first time she appeared on the stage.　这是她第一次登台。
　We acted on the stage last night.　昨晚我们上台表演了。
　Instead of acting on the stage she started acting up.　她不是在台上演戏，简直是在卖弄了。
　The air was charged with emotion when the aging actress made her final appearance on stage.　当这位老年女演员做告别演出时，剧场内充满了热情洋溢的气氛。
　The play was so bad that it was laughed off the stage.　这出剧很糟糕，最后在观众的哄笑中收场了。
　Having always been musical from an early age, the singer seems to have been intended for the concert stage.　这位歌手自幼爱好音乐，看来他一直曾被期望着成为一名歌唱家。
　Shakespeare compared the world to the stage of politics.　莎士比亚把世界比作政治的舞台。
　They are arranging a novel for the stage.　他们正在把一本小说改编成话剧。
　We travelled by (easy) stages, often stopping along the way.　我们沿途走走停停，从容不迫地旅行。
　The unjust peace treaty merely set the stage for another war.　不公平的和约只会酿成另一场战争。

 ♣ stage, phase
　参见phase条。

1. vt. & vi.上演　 perform or arrange for public show
2. vt.举行　 cause to happen, especially for public effect

　～ an art show　举办艺术展
　～ a charity football game　举办足球义赛
　～ a comeback　复出
　～ a new play　上演新剧
　～ a protest rally　举行抗议集会
　～ well　很适于上演
　～ badly　不适于上演
　～ dramatically　激动人心的演出
　～ excellently　演得很好
　～ grandiosely　不切实际的演出
　～ spectacularly　引人入胜的演出
　～ stupendously　了不起的演出

　That scene will not stage well.　那场戏不会演好。
　My aunt decided to stage a series of performances of a one-act play.　我姨妈打算上演一系列的独幕剧。
　The pop star staged a row with his manager in a restaurant to get maximum publicity.　那流行歌星安排在餐馆里与他的经纪人争吵，以便得到最大的宣传效果。
　He staged a tit-for-tat struggle against his opponent.　他同对手展开了针锋相对的斗争。
　The union staged a one-day strike.　工会筹划举行一天的罢工。
　That play was staged in Shenyang.　那出戏在沈阳上演了。
　The opera will be staged with new scenery during the forthcoming music festival.　那台歌剧在即将来临的音乐节上将配以新的布景上演。

　［同义词］ n. floor, leg, level, step v. arrange, do, engineer, give
　［词源］　古法语estage（位置）