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1. They've set the stage for a protracted struggle.
他们已作好长期争斗的准备。

1. 为...提供舞台;为...创造条：set sth. in motion 使...运动 | set the stage for 为...提供舞台;为...创造条 | set the table 摆好餐具

2. 为...打好基础; 为...创造条件：hold the stage 继续上演, 引人注目; 卖座不衰; 没完没了地讲话 | set the stage for 为...打好基础; 为...创造条件 | take the stage (演员)在作了动人的唱白后在掌声中下场; 在戏里扮演主要角色

3. 为......创造条件：set oneself a goal 给自己树立了目标 | set the stage for 为......创造条件 | set up a company 组建了一个公司

4. 为...提供舞台;为...创造条件：set sth. in motion / / 使...运动 | set the stage for / / 为...提供舞台;为...创造条件 | set the table / / 摆好餐具