单词 | phase |
释义 | phase (once / 317 pages) 1nv 2n A phase is a particular period of time, like someone whose "teenage rebellion" phase lasts well into her thirties. The word phase can mean a stage in a person’s development or a step in a process, such as “the next phase in the Interstate 57 project.” Phase can also be a verb, usually followed by in or out, to mean slowly introducing or getting rid of something. For example, your school might phase in a new rule or phase out an old one, as new students arrive. WORD FAMILYphase: multiphase, phased, phases, phasing USAGE EXAMPLES“If not” is a dangerous thought for a team about to enter the win-or-else phase of its rebuilding. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) There are three more phases planned for the project. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The start of the penalty phase, originally set for Tuesday, was pushed back a day. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n any distinct time period in a sequence of events Syn|Hypo|Hyper stage diakinesis the final stage of the prophase of meiosis diplotenethe fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis leptotenethe first stage of the prophase of meiosis pachytenethe third stage of the prophase of meiosis phase of cell divisiona stage in meiosis or mitosis zygotenethe second stage of the prophase of meiosis anal phase, anal stage(psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned genital phase, genital stage(psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity latency period, latency phase, latency stage(psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities oral phase, oral stage(psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting phallic phase, phallic stage(psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure chapterany distinct period in history or in a person's life incubation(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear fertile period, fertile phasethe time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation) menstrual phasethe phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle) musthan annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear luteal phase, secretory phasethe second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins generationa stage of technological development or innovation apogee, culminationa final climactic stage seedtimeany time of new development safe periodthat time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation) anaphasethe stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle metaphasethe second stage of mitosis metaphasethe second stage of meiosis prophasethe first stage of mitosis prophasethe first stage of meiosis telophasethe final stage of mitosis telophasethe final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle period, period of time, time period an amount of time 2n a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle Syn|Hyper phase angle point, point in time an instant of time 3n (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) the full phase of the moon Hypo|Hyper phase of the moon a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance new moon, new phase of the moonthe time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent half-moonthe time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated full, full moon, full phase of the moon, full-of-the-moonthe time when the Moon is fully illuminated appearance, visual aspect outward or visible aspect of a person or thing 4v arrange in phases or stages phase a withdrawal Hyper arrange, stage plan, organize, and carry out (an event) 5v adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition 2he phased the intake with the output of the machine Hyper sync, synchronise, synchronize make synchronous and adjust in time or manner n (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 the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system Syn|Hypo|Hyper form dispersed particles, dispersed phase (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state dispersing medium, dispersing phase, dispersion medium(of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed state, state of matter (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) |
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