phase out

英 [feɪz aʊt]

美 [feɪz aʊt]

逐步淘汰; 逐步放弃

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柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 逐步淘汰；逐步放弃
  If somethingis phased out, people gradually stop using it.
  1. They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out...
     他们说，当前的征兵体系应当逐步废除。
  2. They phased out my job in favor of a computer.
     他们逐步用一台计算机淘汰了我的工作岗位

英英释义

verb

• terminate gradually

双语例句

• The Dutch Government has agreed to restart the aid flow, which will allow Suriname to access international development financing, but plans to phase out funds over the next five years.
  荷兰政府同意重新启动援助计划，准许苏里南进入国际发展金融系统，但是计划在下一个五年逐渐停止对其的资金资助。
• They began to phase out any remaining ties between gold and currency values.
  他们开始逐渐摈弃遗留在黄金和货币价值之间的一切联系。
• He then hopes to phase out the battery completely.
  然后，霍克蒂希望将电池彻底淘汰出局。
• Several European states are slowing down plans to phase out nuclear power.
  一些欧洲国家正在放慢逐步淘汰核电的计划。
• Germany, which had just opted to phase out nuclear power at home, joined the project.
  当时已决定在本国弃用核能的德国也加入了进来。
• To reduce its greenhouse gases, Australian officials hope to phase out incandescent light bulb use by2009.
  为了减少温室气体的释放，澳大利亚官员希望在2009前能逐渐停止白炽灯的使用。
• They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out
  他们说，当前的征兵体系应当逐步废除。
• Whenever I hear a person say this or that is impossible, I think back to the ozone layer days when people said it would be impossible to phase out CFCs from deodorant.
  每当我听到有人说，这件事或者那件事是不可能的，我就会回想起讨论臭氧层问题的日子，当时人们都说我们不可能逐步替代除臭剂中的含氯氟烃（CFC）。
• "The key point is there's now a certain momentum in industry to phase out problematic substances, and we should encourage that momentum," he said.
  “关键的一点是现在有种趋势在工业领域逐步淘汰有问题的物质，而我们应当鼓励这一趋势，”他说。
• The leaders also agreed to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, in an effort to fight climate change and to create clean-energy economies.
  各国领导人还同意逐步取消对化石燃料的各项补贴，努力应对气候变化并创建清洁能源经济体。