stage是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a part of an activity or a period of development -- 階段；發展時期

  • The project is in its final stages and should be completed by August. 這個企劃案已進入最後階段，應於八月份完成。

  • They did the last stage of their journey on foot. 他們徒步走完了旅途的最後一段路。

  • Our marriage is going through a difficult stage at the moment. 目前我們的婚姻正處於一個困難階段。

  • Their youngest child is at the stage where she can say individual words but not full sentences. 他們最小的孩子目前所處的階段是會說單個的詞，但還不會說整句話。

  • I'm not tired at the moment but I will need a rest at some stage (= at some time) during the walk. 我現在不累，但在步行過程中的某個時候需要休息一下。

  • 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). 安德魯的業餘時間全花在玩電腦上，不過這可能只是一個階段罷了。

  • We're decorating the house in stages so it won't be ready for another couple of months. 我們在逐步裝修房子，所以還得幾個月才能就緒。

  • Once its fuel supply runs out, each stage separates from the main part of the rocket and falls back to earth. 每一節在燃料燃盡後，就會從火箭主體上脫落，落回到地球上。

• 1 the area in a theatre that is often raised above ground level and on which actors or entertainers perform -- 舞臺

  • Hamlet is on stage for most of the act. 這一幕的大部分時間哈姆雷特都出場。

  • The orchestra went on/off stage to great applause. 管弦樂隊在雷鳴般的掌聲中登場／走下舞臺。

  • The play is a stage adaptation of William Golding's novel. 這部戲是根據威廉‧戈爾丁的小說改編的舞臺劇。

  • The singer returns to the Oslo stage (= will perform again in Oslo) this summer. 那位歌手今夏將重返奧斯陸舞臺。

  • The president was extremely popular on the world stage but was disliked in his own country. 總統在世界舞臺上極受歡迎，但在本國卻不受擁戴。

• 2 to arrange and perform a play or show -- 上演，演出

  • The local drama group is staging a production of the musical "Grease". 當地劇團正在演出音樂劇《油脂》。

  • London staged the Olympic Games in 2012. 伦敦於2012年舉辦了奧運會。