phase
[feɪz] noun countable
IMPROVER
■any stage in a series of events or in a process of development （发展或变化的）阶段，时期•The project is only in the initial phase as yet, but it's looking quite promising.该专案计划到目前为止才刚起步，但看起来大有可为。 •We're entering a new phase in international relations.我们现正进入国际关系的新阶段。 IMPROVER
■a period of strange or difficult behaviour, especially that a young child or person goes through, that will stop after a while 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 early teens I went through a phase of only ever wearing black.我在十几岁的时候有一阵子只穿黑色衣服。 IMPROVER
■The phases of the moon are the regular changes in its shape as it appears to us on Earth. （月亮的）位相，盈亏
[feɪz] noun countable
in phase/out of phase
■If two things are happening in/out of phase they are reaching the same or related stages at the same time/at different times. 同步／不同步
[feɪz] verb transitive often passive
■to introduce something in stages over a particular period of time 分阶段实施，逐步进行•The reduction in armed forces will be phased over the next ten years.裁军将在未来十年内分阶段进行。
[feɪz] verb transitive often passive
Phrasal Verbs [M] phase sth in
■to introduce something gradually or in stages 逐步采用；分阶段实施•They will phase the new health care system in over a period of five years.他们将在五年内逐步实施新的医疗保健体系。
[feɪz] verb transitive often passive
Phrasal Verbs [M] phase sth out
■to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages 逐步淘汰，分阶段停止使用
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