phase
noun[C]
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anystagein aseriesofeventsor in aprocessofdevelopment:
(发展或变化的)阶段,时期Theprojectis only initsinitialphase asyet, but it'slookingquitepromising.该项目前才刚起步,但看起来很有前途。
We'reenteringa new phaseininternationalrelations.我们即将进入国际关系的新阶段。
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aperiodofstrangeordifficultbehaviourthat willstopafter a while,especiallyaperiodthat ayoungchildorpersongoes through:
时期(尤指孩童或成人经历的一段行为怪异或让人费解的时期)When I was in my earlyteensIwent througha phase of onlyeverwearingblack.我在十几岁的时候有一阵子只穿黑色衣服。
The phases of themoonare theregularchangesinitsshapeas itappearsto us onearth.
(月亮的)位相,盈亏- I'msurehe'll get over it, it's just a phase.
- Sheseemsto be going through somesortofreligiousphase.
- Aninitialphase ofresearchhasproducedsomeexcitingresults.
- We're nowenteringthefinalphase of theproject.
- Thebusinessis going through aratherdepressingphase at themoment.
Stages & phases
- beta
- early-stage
- early-term
- in phase/out of phaseidiom
- interstage
- landmark
- leg
- multi-phase
- multi-step
- multiphasic
- partway
- period
- point
- shovel-ready
- stage
- step
- stepping stone
- tertiary
- the home straight
- twilight
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Idiom
in phase/out of phase
phase
verb[Toften passive]
uk/feɪz/us/feɪz/tointroducesomething instagesover aparticularperiodoftime:
分阶段实施,逐步进行Thereductioninarmedforceswill be phased over the next tenyears.裁军将在接下来的10年内分阶段进行。
Creating and producing
- anti-creative
- artefact
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- barrenness
- generate
- handmade
- knock
- knock off (something)
- knocksomeoneout
- knocksomethingtogether/up
- mint
- runsomethingup
- rushsomethingout
- sand-cast
- scaresomethingup
- scrapbooking
- spin
- throw
- yield
Phrasal verbs
phasesomethingin
phasesomethingout