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单词 phase
释义 phase
I. \ˈfāz\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek phasech, phasek, from Hebrew pesaḥ — more at pasch
: passover — so translated in the Douay Version of the Bible
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin phasis, from Greek, appearance of a star, phase of the moon, from phainein to show — more at fancy
1. astronomy : a particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of illuminated disk (as of a planet, the moon)
2.
 a. : a stage or interval in a development or cycle : a subdivision or an activity or operation on the basis of time, place, or accomplishment
  < the assembly phase of production — advt >
  < the way children develop and the different phases they go through — Dorothy Barclay >
  < the final phase of a war >
  < addition of a left-turn phase to the … intersection traffic light — Amarillo (Texas) Sunday News-Globe >
 b. : an aspect or part (as a situation or activity) being subjected to consideration
  < the moral phase of the problem — John Dewey >
  < engaged in several phases of transportation in the course of his career — Current Biography >
  < monographs which take up special phases of life within the localities — C.L.Jones >
3. : the point or stage in a period in uniform circular motion, simple harmonic motion, or the periodic changes of any magnitude varying according to a simple harmonic law (as sound vibrations, alternating currents, or electric oscillations) to which the rotation, oscillation, or variation has advanced considered in its relation to a standard position or assumed instant of starting and expressed in angular measure with one cycle or period being 360 degrees
4.
 a. : a homogeneous, physically distinct, and mechanically separable portion of matter that is present in a nonhomogeneous physical-chemical system and that may be either a single compound or a mixture — compare state 2a
  < water exists in the solid phase as ice, in the liquid as water, and in the gaseous as water vapor or steam >
 b. : a part of a soil unit or type varying slightly from the normal in the characteristics used in its classification
5. : an individual or subgroup distinguishably different in appearance or behavior from the norm of the group to which it belongs
 < the gregaria phase of a grasshopper >
also : the distinguishing peculiarity
 < the silver phase of the red fox >
 < an avirulent phase of Brucella abortus >
— compare color phase
6. : a unit of classification in the Midwestern system for American archaeology constituting a group of aspects having in common a significant number of those features determinative of type — see pattern; compare component, focus
Synonyms:
 aspect, side, facet, angle: phase may apply to a manifestation of change or to a stage in growth or development
  < the phases of the moon >
  < the red fox shows various color phases >
  < another war, he explained recently, would be likely to start with an opening phase of unparalleled intensity — A.P.Ryan >
  < felt that one phase of his poetic development was completed — Douglas Cleverdon >
  aspect may also suggest an appearance showing a change or stage, sometimes a minor or superficial one; it is frequently used to indicate changes in the observer's point of view or specific compartmenting of his notions
  < the lower part of the basin of the Tweed takes on a kindly aspect of ploughed land, grass fields — L.D.Stamp >
  < from a certain aspect it is acceptable for the artist to ignore his public — Huntington Hartford >
  < only the military side of European defense will be considered, leaving the economic aspects for a later article — S.B.Fay >
  side in this sense may be interchangeable with phase and aspect but is likely to suggest more forcefully the existence of an opposed or tangential point of view
  < I have shown you only one side, or rather one phase, of her — Edith Wharton >
  < asked to be allowed to tell his own side of the story >
  < the history as a whole is deficient on the economic side — Allen Johnson >
  facet implies a multiplicity of other faces or sides comparable to the one singled out for attention
  < the facets of a cut diamond >
  < his talk revealed every facet of his glittering, bizarre personality, his wit, his scholarship, his quick, penetrating intellect, his delight in the use of decorative, high-sounding words, his love of the ornate and picturesque — Alvin Redman >
  < conferences of the chief departmental officers of the railways are regularly held, including accounts, advertising, engineering, traffic, stores — in fact every conceivable facet of railway operation — O.S.Nock >
  angle may suggest concentration on one restricted specific viewpoint
  < much safer from the technical angle, but terrible for the actors — Denis Johnston >
  < views these developments from a fresh angle — Dumas Malone >

- in phase
- out of phase
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to adjust so as to be in phase
 < the phasing of the recorder to the incoming signals — M.G.Artzt >
2.
 a. : to conduct or carry out by especially planned phases
  < a phased advance, with coordination between units — Time >
  < fundamental approach in the phased march toward “socialized agriculture” — H.R.Lieberman >
  < drastic plan for phased disarmament in all weapons — M.W.Straight >
 b. : to schedule (as operations) or contract for (as goods or services) to be performed or supplied as required
  < guiding industry to phase its development programs — Barbara Ward >
  < could talk their language — production phasing, subcontracting — Time >
  < construction power was phased along with combat power — J.L.Collins >
3. : to introduce (as into a system, plan, or operation) in stages
 < the new weapons and methods will be phased into the system — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
 < phase … the establishment of a neutral zone — H.W.Baldwin >
— often used with in
 < phase in reinforcements in accordance with tactical plans >
 < new-model autos are now being phased in >
IV.
variant of faze
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