1. 階段；時(shí)期 A phase is a particular stage in a process or in the gradual development of something.
e.g. This autumn, 6000 residents will participate in the first phase of the project... 今年秋天，將有6000名居民參加該項目的第一階段。 e.g. The crisis is entering a crucial, critical phase... 目前危機正進(jìn)入決定性的關(guān)鍵階段。
2. 把…分階段 If an action or change is phased over a period of time, it is done in stages.
e.g. The redundancies will be phased over two years. 裁員將在兩年內分階段進(jìn)行。 e.g. ...a phased withdrawal of American forces from the Philippines. 美國從菲律賓的分階段撤軍
3. 不同步的（地）/同步的（地）；不協(xié)調的（地）/協(xié)調的（地） If two things are out of phase with each other, they are not working or happening together as they should. If two things are in phase, they are working or occurring together as they should.
e.g. The Skills Programme is out of phase with the rest of the curriculum. 技能課程與其他課程不協(xié)調。 e.g. ...uncomfortable jet-lag symptoms of indigestion and out-of-phase sleeping and waking. 消化不良、睡眠時(shí)間混亂等不舒服的飛行時(shí)差癥狀
相關(guān)詞組：phase inphase out
phase英英釋義
noun
1. (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)
e.g. the full phase of the moon
2. (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
e.g. the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system
Synonym: form
3. a particular point in the time of a cycle measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
Synonym: phase angle
4. any distinct time period in a sequence of events
e.g. we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected
Synonym: stage
verb
1. adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
e.g. he phased the intake with the output of the machine