phase
/feɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /feɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfāz/ (ame, mw)
phase — noun
- phasesingular
- phasesplural
1. one part of a longer process, plan, or period of change.
one part of a longer process, plan, or period of change.
The project entered its final phase after six months of testing.
pattern: final phase of a project
In the first phase, workers repaired the old bridge deck.
pattern: in the first phase
College was one phase of Mei's plan to become a nurse.
After the vote, the talks moved into a quieter phase.
This phase of the work needs more careful checks.
文法句型
enter a phase
in the early/final phase
phase of + process/project
用法筆記
Often used with words like early, next, and final, and with verbs such as enter and move into. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about a temporary period of odd or difficult behaviour.
常見錯誤
2. a limited period when someone behaves in an unusual or difficult way, especially
a limited period when someone behaves in an unusual or difficult way, especially while growing up.
Ben went through a loud phase and banged every kitchen pot.
pattern: go through a phase
During her angry phase, Maya refused to speak at dinner.
Many parents say the biting phase ends before school starts.
The twins are in a why-why phase this month.
After the move, Leo had a shy phase at kindergarten.
文法句型
go through a phase
be in a + adjective/noun + phase
have a phase
用法筆記
Usually appears with go through, be in, or have, and the words before phase often name the behaviour, such as angry, shy, or biting. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes a stage in a process rather than someone's temporary manner.
常見錯誤
3. one of the different shapes the moon seems to have during its monthly cycle.
one of the different shapes the moon seems to have during its monthly cycle.
Tonight's phase of the moon looks like a thin silver bowl.
pattern: phase of the moon
The children drew each moon phase on black paper circles.
compound: moon phase
Farmers here still watch the moon's phase before planting rice.
On the calendar, next week's full-moon phase was marked in red.
A crescent phase appeared above the sea before dawn.
- appearance
broader and not limited to the moon's regular cycle
- shape
states the visual form, but not the repeating cycle
- stage
can describe a point in the moon's cycle, though it is less standard
文法句型
phase of the moon
moon phase
full-moon phase
用法筆記
Most often used in the set phrases phase of the moon, moon phase, and full-moon phase. This sense is much narrower than sense 1 and refers specifically to the moon's changing appearance.
phase — verb
- phasepresent simple I / you / we / they
- phases3rd person singular
- phasing-ing form
- phasedpast simple
1. to bring in a new system, rule, or change little by little over a set time.
to bring in a new system, rule, or change little by little over a set time.
The hospital will phase the new phone system in over three months.
pattern: phase something in over + period
Smaller classes were phased in at village schools last spring.
passive: be phased in
City Hall phased the parking rules in after a two-week warning period.
The app update was phased in by age group.
Our teacher phased the harder reading tasks in after midterm.
- phase out
means to remove something gradually instead of introducing it
文法句型
phase something in
be phased in over + period
phase something in by + group/time
用法筆記
Usually used with in, and often in the passive. The object is commonly a rule, system, payment, class size, or other planned change introduced by an organization.