phase
Definitions
A distinct stage or period in a process of change or development
阶段，时期（变化或发展过程中的）
Each of the shapes the Moon (or a planet) seems to have as different parts are lit
相位，月相（天体被照亮部分呈现的形状）
To introduce or carry out something gradually in stages (often phase in / phase out)
分阶段实施或逐步淘汰（常用 phase in / phase out）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedphas (appear) → the Moon's 'phase' is the lit part it shows us at a given time. The Moon itself doesn't change; only what is visible does. From that astronomical appearance, 'phase' broadened to any distinct stage in which a process shows a recognizable form, and to the verb 'phase in/out' — to make something appear or disappear by stages.
Root phas still carries 13 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.phase out逐步淘汰
- 2.phase in逐步引入
- 3.early phase早期阶段
- 4.a passing phase暂时的阶段
- 5.next phase下一阶段
- 6.go through a phase经历一个时期
Example Sentences
- 1.
The project is still in its early phase, so plans may change.
- 2.
Teenagers often go through a rebellious phase.
- 3.
The Moon's phases repeat about every twenty-nine days.
- 4.
The company plans to phase out plastic packaging by 2027.
- 5.
New safety rules will be phased in over the next year.
Easily Confused
phase vs faze — Same sound, unrelated words. phase (this root) is a stage. faze means to disturb or unsettle: 'Nothing fazes her.' If you can replace it with 'rattle/upset,' it's faze; if it's a stage, it's phase.