单词 | phase something out |
释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to discontinue gradually The present system of military conscription should be phased out. Synonyms eliminate The Act has not eliminated discrimination in employment. close There are rumours of plans to close the local college. pull remove It's quite tricky to remove ants from your home – but not impossible. replace withdraw Cassandra withdrew her hand from Roger's. He reached into his pocket and withdrew a piece of paper. pull out axe (informal) Community projects are being axed by the government. wind up run down terminate Her next remark abruptly terminated the conversation. wind down ease off taper off deactivate dispose of gradually Additional synonymsin the sense of axe Definition to dismiss (employees), restrict (expenditure), or terminate (a project) Community projects are being axed by the government. Synonyms abandon, end, pull, eliminate, cancel, scrap, wind up, turn off (informal), relegate, cut back, terminate, dispense with, discontinue, pull the plug on in the sense of close Definition to end There are rumours of plans to close the local college. Synonyms wind up, finish, axe (informal), shut down, terminate, discontinue, mothball in the sense of remove It's quite tricky to remove ants from your home – but not impossible. Synonyms kill, murder, do in (slang), eliminate, take out (slang), get rid of, execute, wipe out, dispose of, assassinate, do away with, liquidate, bump off (slang), wipe from the face of the earth Nearby words of |
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