stage
US: /ˈsteɪdʒ/
UK: /stˈeɪdʒ/
UK: /stˈeɪdʒ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
stage /steidʤ/
- danh từ
- bệ, dài
- giàn (thợ xây tường...)
- hanging stage: giàn treo
- bàn soi (kính hiển vi)
- sân khấu; nghề kịch, kịch
- to go on the stage: trở thành diễn viên
- to quit the stage: rời bỏ nghề kịch, rời bỏ sân khấu; (bóng) chết;
- to put a play on stage: đem trình diễn một vở kịch
- vũ đài, phạm vi hoạt động, khung cảnh hoạt động
- to quit the stage of politics: rời khỏi vũ đài chính trị
- a larger stage opened to him: một phạm vi hoạt động lớn hơn đã mở ra cho anh ta
- giai đoạn
- a critical stage: giai đoạn nguy kịch
- đoạn đường, quãng đường, trạm
- to travel be easy stages: đi từng quãng ngắn một; đi một quãng lại nghỉ
- (vật lý) tầng, cấp
- amplifier stage: tần khuếch đại
- (địa lý,địa chất) tầng
- (như) stagecoach; (Mỹ) xe buýt
- ngoại động từ
- đưa (vở kịch) lên sân khấu
- dàn cảnh; sắp xếp, tổ chức; mở (cuộc tấn công)
- to stage a demonstration: tổ chức một cuộc biểu tình
- to stage an offensive: mở một cuộc tấn công
- nội động từ
- dễ đóng, dễ đưa lên sâu khấu (kịch)
- this play does not stage well: vở này khó đóng
- đi bằng xe ngựa chở khách
- dễ đóng, dễ đưa lên sâu khấu (kịch)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
period / state
1 [C] a period or state that sth/sb passes through while developing or making progress: This technology is still in its early stages. + The children are at different stages of development. + The product is at the design stage. + People tend to work hard at this stage of life. + At one stage it looked as though they would win. + Don't worry about the baby not wanting to leave you-it's a stage they all go through.
part of process
2 [C] a separate part that a process, etc. is divided into: We did the first stage of the trip by train. + The police are building up a picture of the incident stage by stage. + The pay increase will be introduced in stages (= not all at once). + We can take the argument one stage further.
theatre
3 [C] a raised area, usually in a theatre, etc. where actors, dancers, etc. perform: The audience threw flowers onto the stage. + There were more than 50 people on stage in one scene. + They marched off stage to the sound of trumpets.
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4 (often the stage) [sing.] the theatre and the world of acting as a form of entertainment: His parents didn't want him to go on the stage (= to be an actor). + She was a popular star of stage and screen (= theatre and cinema / movies).
in politics
5 [sing.] an area of activity where important things happen, especially in politics: She was forced to the centre of the political stage. + Germany is playing a leading role on the international stage.
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carriage
6 [C] (old-fashioned, informal) = STAGECOACH
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Idioms: set the stage for sth to make it possible for sth to happen; to make sth likely to happen: Family problems in childhood can set the stage for stress in adult life.
+ verb [VN]
1 to organize and present a play or an event for people to see: to stage a ceremony / an event / an exhibition + The local theatre group is staging a production of 'Hamlet'. + Birmingham has bid to stage the next national athletics championships.
2 to organize and take part in action that needs careful planning, especially as a public protest: to stage a strike / demonstration / march / protest
3 to make sth happen: The dollar staged a recovery earlier today. + After five years in retirement, he staged a comeback to international tennis.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 position, situation, grade, level, stratum, tier, echelon, step, station, place, point, spot, juncture, division, phase, lap; status, condition:
We have to reach the third stage before going on to the fourth.
2 platform, dais, podium; rostrum:
After the performance, the audience threw flowers onto the stage.
3 the stage. show business, the theatre, the boards, the footlights, Broadway, Chiefly Brit the West End; acting, Thespianism; Colloq showbiz:
That first burst of applause decided her to make the stage her career.
v.
4 put on, produce, present, mount, exhibit:
If we can't get the theatre, why don't we stage the show in Mr Kimble's barn?
5 put on, contrive, organize, originate, devise, make up, concoct, fake, trump up, stage-manage, manipulate, manoeuvre:
It seems that the enthusiastic reception given his wife had been staged solely for his benefit.
Collocation dictionary
1 period/state in progress/development
ADJ.
distinct
The process has three distinct stages.
| early, first, initial, opening, preliminary | advanced, closing, final, last, late, latter, terminal
Her husband was in the advanced stages of cancer.
| halfway, intermediate,
secondary | transitional |
successive | critical, crucial, important, key, main | easy
The book guides you through making your own website in easy stages.
| difficult | delicate, vulnerable | embryonic, larval, pupal | experimental, exploratory | committee, design, development/developmental, formative, planning
The scheme is still at the planning stage.
| knockout, semi-final, etc.
Colombia's win sent them through to the knockout stage of the tournament.
VERB + STAGE
go/move/pass through
The water goes through three stages of purification.
| enter, reach
We've entered a crucial stage in the project.
PREP.
at a/the ~
You should read this article at some stage.
| by ~s
The university was put together by stages.
| during/in a/the ~
in the early stages of the job
| in ~s
We renovated the house in two stages.
| ~ in
an important stage in her life
| ~ of
the latter stages of the race
PHRASES
the beginning/end of a stage
Pupils are tested at the end of each stage of the course.
| a/one stage further
take the investigation one stage further
| a stage of development/life
2 in a theatre, etc.
ADJ.
centre
(often figurative) A new actress will take centre stage in next month's production of ‘The Doll's House’.
| revolving
VERB + STAGE
go on, take (to)
He was too nervous to go on stage. I was shaking as I took the stage. She took to the stage when she was at university.
| leave
She left the stage to tumultuous applause.
| set
(often figurative) The thrilling semi-finals set the stage for what should be a great game.
| boo sb off
STAGE + NOUN
management, manager | direction
Shakespeare's famous stage direction: ‘Exit, pursued by a bear.’
| play, production, show | appearance, performance, role | set
The stage set is the most expensive ever built.
| door | name
David Harries adopted the stage name Dixon Hare when he became a full-time actor.
| left, right | fright
Even experienced actors can suffer from stage fright.
PREP.
off ~
A trumpet sounded off stage.
| on ~
The entire cast is on stage in the final scene.
ADV.
carefully
The event was very carefully staged.
| elaborately
an elaborately staged drama
Concise English dictionary
stages|staged|stagingsteɪdʒ
noun
+any distinct time period in a sequence of events
+a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
+a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
+the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
+any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
+a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
+a section or portion of a journey or course
+a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
verb
+perform (a play), especially on a stage
+plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
