phase
US: /ˈfeɪz/
UK: /fˈeɪz/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
phase /feiz/- danh từ
- tuần (trăng...)
- giai thoại, thời kỳ (phát triển, biến đổi)
- phương diện, mặt (của vấn đề...)
- (vật lý); (sinh vật học) pha
- ngoại động từ
- thực hiện (chương trình...) từng giai đoạn
- (vật lý) làm đồng bộ
- to phase out something
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) thôi dần dần không dùng cái gì, rút lui dần dần cái gì
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 a stage in a process of change or development: during the first / next / last phase + the initial / final phase of the project + a critical / decisive phase + the design phase + His anxiety about the work was just a passing phase. + She's going through a difficult phase. + The wedding marked the beginning of a new phase in Emma's life.
2 each of the shapes of the moon as we see it from the earth at different times of the month: the phases of the moon
Idioms: in phase / out of phase (with sth) (BrE) working/not working together in the right way: The traffic lights were out of phase.
+ verb [VN] [usually passive] to arrange to do sth gradually in stages over a period of time: the phased withdrawal of troops from the area + Closure of the hospitals was phased over a three-year period.
Phrasal Verbs: phase sth<->in to introduce or start using sth gradually in stages over a period of time: The new tax will be phased in over two years.
phase sth<->out to stop using sth gradually in stages over a period of time: Subsidies to farmers will be phased out by the year 2 000.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 stage, period, development, step:
The boy is just going through a phase.
2 time, moment, juncture, occasion:
At this phase of the discussion, I should like to introduce a new subject
3 state, form, shape, configuration, aspect, appearance, look, condition, status:
Here is a diagram of the phases of the moon at various points in its orbit
4 facet, side, angle, viewpoint, point of view, Colloq slant:
Only one phase of the argument has so far been presented.
v.
5 phase in. (gradually) introduce, usher in, work in, inject, insert, insinuate, include, incorporate:
The new work schedules will be phased in over the next month.
6 phase out. ease out or off, taper off, wind up, put a stop to, (gradually) eliminate, remove, withdraw, discontinue, end:
The use of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable packaging is being phased out.
Collocation
ADJ.
early, first, initial, primary | second, secondary, etc. | current, latest, new, present | final, last | intermediate, transition | temporary | critical, crucial, important
the critical phase of the operation
| distinct
The period can be divided into three distinct phases.
VERB + PHASE
begin, enter, open, start
Society has entered a technological phase of evolution.
| go through
It's just a phase he's going through.
| complete, pass
PREP.
during a/the ~
During the first phase of expansion staff will move to the new offices.
| in a/the ~
In the earliest phase of mental disorder, relatives feel confused.
| ~ in
a new phase in the European economy
Concise dictionary
phases|phased|phasingfeɪznoun
+(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
+any distinct time period in a sequence of events
+a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
+(astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)
verb
+arrange in phases or stages
+adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
