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at a/the stage
表示在某个特定时间点或发展阶段。
At this stage, we cannot make any conclusions.
在这个阶段，我们不能下任何结论。
阶段；时期
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阶段；时期
a period or step in a process, development, or series
At this stage, we cannot make any conclusions.
在这个阶段，我们不能下任何结论。
阶段
A phase.
在餐厅进行无薪实习,厨师学习新烹饪技术。
An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
事件序列中的任何不同时间段
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
设备(如火箭或热核武器)按特定顺序逐个使用或激活的部分之一
One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
The project is still in its early stage, so we have not made many decisions yet.
这个项目仍处于早期阶段，所以我们还没做出很多决定。
AI contextual example
Children go through many stages of growth before they become adults.
儿童在长大成人之前会经历许多成长阶段。
AI contextual example
At this stage of the competition, every point matters.
在比赛的这一阶段，每一分都很重要。
AI contextual example
we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected
我们正处于一个过渡阶段,许多旧观念必须被修正或摒弃。
WordNet
表示在某个特定时间点或发展阶段。
At this stage, we cannot make any conclusions.
在这个阶段，我们不能下任何结论。
强调某一过程的一部分。
Childhood is a stage of rapid growth.
童年是快速成长的阶段。
指在戏剧表演的舞台上。
The actors were nervous on stage.
演员们在舞台上很紧张。
表示逐步地、循序渐进地。
We are learning the process stage by stage.
我们一步一步地学习这个过程。
Not this
I am in the stage of preparing for the exam.
Use this
I am at the stage of preparing for the exam.
表达‘处于某个阶段’时，英语常用介词 at，而不是 in。‘at the stage’表示在过程的某个点上，而‘in the stage’可能被理解为‘在舞台内部’或显得不自然。
Not this
We are at stage where we need to decide.
Use this
We are at a stage where we need to decide.
Stage 作为可数名词单数使用时，需要加冠词 a/an 或 the。这里 stage 是泛指一个阶段，所以需要用不定冠词 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在这个阶段
At this stage, we cannot make any final decisions.
在这个阶段，我们无法做出任何最终决定。
早期阶段
The disease can be treated if detected at an early stage.
如果在早期阶段发现，这种疾病是可以治疗的。
最后阶段
The project is in its final stage of development.
该项目正处于开发的最后阶段。
发展阶段
Each stage of development presents new challenges.
每个发展阶段都会带来新的挑战。
在舞台上
The actors performed brilliantly on stage.
演员们在舞台上表演得非常出色。
舞台表演
She gave a moving stage performance.
她进行了一场感人的舞台表演。
为…做好准备；创造条件
The discovery set the stage for further research.
这一发现为进一步研究创造了条件。
怯场
She was so nervous that she had stage fright before the speech.
她非常紧张，演讲前怯场了。
有意让旁人听见的耳语
He said it in a stage whisper, hoping everyone would hear.
他有意用低声说，希望每个人都听到。
整个世界是一个舞台，所有的男男女女不过是演员。
The actor stepped onto the stage to receive his award.
演员走上舞台领取他的奖项。
Use stage naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象舞台(Stage)上演员经历不同年龄(Age)阶段，记住stage有阶段之意。
常见场景：process/progress、platform、theater 多用于描述阶段、舞台或戏剧领域，口语和书面语中均常见。
表示阶段时常用at，表示舞台时常用on
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