| 单词 | group stage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgroup stage group stage n. a stage composed of or characterized by groups; (Sport) (in singular and plural) a stage of a competition in which teams compete in a number of groups, one or more of the best-placed teams from each group progressing to the next stage (typically a series of knockout matches); cf. sense 3d. ΚΠ 1894 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 63 20 ‘Exogamy’ appears to have been a quite natural, or even inevitable, development from a communal group stage. 1969 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 75 164 This scheme makes ‘expressing depression’ and ‘denying depression’ major categories; not surprisingly these events help define the group stages. 1973 Times 6 Feb. 13 It would be a bitter disappointment for the Scots if they failed to get past the group stage after their fine showing in the World Cup last year. 2004 Rugby World Feb. 65/2 The Scarlets have a double-header against Agen on January 9 and 17, then entertain The Borders before finishing the group stages with a visit to Northampton Saints. < as lemmas |
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