词典释义：
为…创造条件；为…做好准备
Saber rattling that set the stage for war.
他们已作好长期争斗的准备。
Set the stage for the iterative software development lifecycle.
设置迭代软件开发生命周期的阶段。
Long hours of reading set the stage for his being a fictionist.
长时间的阅读为他成为一为小说家做好了准备。
These events set the stage for what we intend to accomplish next.
这些事件为我们接下来打算的事做好了舞台。
Our robust policy responses have helped to set the stage for recovery.
我们坚定的应对政策已经给复苏打好了基础。
prepare the conditions for (the occurrence or beginning of something)
为…创造条件，为…做好准备
这些教士为顺应民意的改革创造了条件。
We have set the stage for a new American moment and I'm going to spend every minute of my last two years making sure we seize it.
我们为新的美国时刻做好了准备，我将利用我最后两年任期中的每一分钟来确保我们抓住了这一机会。
《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》
Chinese don't like surprises. All I'm proposing is that we use the Joint Commission talks to bring it up gently now, set the stage for the next round.
中国人不喜欢意外，我只是想说，我们现在利用商贸联委会谈判委婉地提出这个问题，为下轮谈判做好铺垫。
《House of Cards Season 2》《纸牌屋 第二季》
