stage /steidʒ/ n. ［c］ 1.阶段，时期：in the early (final) stage of development 处在发展初(末)期；a critical stage 危险期；at the initial stage of a disease 在发病初期 2.舞台，戏剧： put sb. on the stage 使某人成为演员；leave the stage at 60 60岁息演；the political (historical) stage政治(历史)舞台