phase out

英 [feɪz aʊt]

美 [feɪz aʊt]

逐步淘汰; 逐步放弃

BEC

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

• 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）。
• 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。
• The army plans to phase out the equipment as it becomes obsolete.
  军队计划淘汰这些设备，因为它们已经报废了。
• British Leyland has announced plans to phase out some of its cars next year.
  英国雷兰德汽车公司已宣布他们明年将逐步淘汰某些型号的汽车的计划。
• "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。
• But lower demand will be offset by a scheme to phase out single-hull ships on environmental and safety grounds in European and North Atlantic waters.
  但是鉴于环保和安全考虑，在欧洲和北大西洋水域将逐步取消单壳船只的使用，这一计划将抵消由此因低市场需求率而引起的供大于求。
• 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
• Later in 2010, we will start to phase out support for these browsers for Google Mail and Google Calendar.
  在2010年晚些时候，我们将开始停止Google邮箱和日历对老版本浏览器的支持。
• 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。
• 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。