1. (活动、过程或时期的)阶段，部分
    A stage of an activity, process, or period is one part of it.

    e.g. The way children talk about or express their feelings depends on their age and stage of development...
           儿童谈论或表达自己感情的方式取决于他们的年龄和所处的发育阶段。
    e.g. Mr Cook has arrived in Greece on the final stage of a tour which also included Egypt and Israel.
           库克先生在行程的最后一站来到了希腊，他此行还包括了埃及和以色列。

2. 舞台;戏台
    In a theatre, the stage is an area where actors or other entertainers perform.

    e.g. The road crew needed more than 24 hours to move and rebuild the stage after a concert...
           一场音乐会结束后，巡回乐队管理组需要用一天多时间搬走和重新搭起舞台。
    e.g. I went on stage and did my show.
           我上台作了表演。

3. 舞台表演;戏剧演出
    You can refer to acting and the production of plays in a theatre as the stage .

stage的近义词

    e.g. Madge did not want to put her daughter on the stage...
           玛奇不想让自己的女儿从事戏剧表演。
    e.g. He was the first comedian I ever saw on the stage.
           他是我在舞台上看到过的第一位滑稽演员。

4. 组织上演(戏剧、演出等)
    If someone stages a play or other show, they organize and present a performance of it.

    e.g. Maya Angelou first staged the play 'And I Still Rise' in the late 1970s.
           马娅·安杰卢在 20 世纪 70 年代后期第一次将戏剧《我还会站起来》搬上了舞台。

5. 组织(活动或仪式)
    If you stage an event or ceremony, you organize it and usually take part in it.

    e.g. Russian workers have staged a number of strikes in protest at the republic's declaration of independence...
           俄罗斯工人已经举行了数次罢工，抗议该共和国宣布独立。
    e.g. At the middle of this year the government staged a huge military parade.
           今年年中，政府举行了一次盛大的阅兵活动。

6. (尤指政治)舞台，活动领域
    You can refer to a particular area of activity as a particular stage, especially when you are talking about politics.

stage的解释

    e.g. He was finally forced off the political stage last year by the deterioration of his physical condition...
           他最终因身体状况恶化被迫于去年离开了政治舞台。
    e.g. The EU thought it could resolve Europe's worst nightmare and boost its own credibility as a strong actor on the international stage.
           欧盟认为它能够解决欧洲面临的最严重的困境，提升自己作为国际舞台上一个重要角色的声誉。

7. to set the stage -> see set