plural phases
plural phases
Learner's definition of PHASE
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[count] : a part or step in a process : one part in a series of related events or actions阶段;时期 -
The project will be done in three phases.本计划将分三个阶段实施。
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He's in the final phase of treatment now.他现在处于治疗的最后阶段。
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The building project marks a new phase in the town's development.这一建筑工程标志着镇子的发展进入一个新时期。
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These poems are from an early phase [=stage] in her career.这些诗歌是她的早期作品。
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[count] : a short period of time during which a person behaves in a particular way or likes a particular thing做出某种行为的短时期 -
He has been throwing tantrums a lot, but the doctor says it's just a phase.他最近一直乱发脾气,但医生说这只是暂时的。
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She's going through a punk phase right now. [=she likes punk music and fashion at this point in her life]她这阵子正迷恋朋克摇滚乐。
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[count] : the shape of the part of the moon that is visible at different times during a month月相 4
[noncount] British : the state in which things work together with each other同步;协调 —
used in the phrases in phase or out of phase用于短语in phase或out of phase -
Make sure the machine's wheels are moving in phase with each other.要确保机器的轮子同步运转。
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The sound on this movie is out of phase. [=the sound does not match the images of the movie]这部电影声音和影像不同步。
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He seems to be out of phase [=(US) out of step] with the rest of the team.他看起来和队里其他成员步调不一。
2 phase /ˈfeɪz/ verb
phases; phased; phasing
phases; phased; phasing
Learner's definition of PHASE
phase in
[phrasal verb] phase (something) in or phase in (something)
: to start to use or do (something) gradually over a period of time : to introduce (something) slowly逐步采用;分阶段引入 -
The country is phasing in new paper currency.这个国家正逐步采用新纸币。
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The tax cut will be phased in over the next three years.减税将在未来三年内分阶段进行。
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The law will phase tax cuts in over a period of two years.这部法律将在两年内逐步引入减税条款。
phase out
[phrasal verb] phase (something) out or phase out (something)
: to stop using, making, or doing (something) gradually over a period of time逐步淘汰;逐渐停止 — see also phaseout