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

• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• It is therefore in the industrial countries to adopt structural adjustment policies that will phase out the uncompetitive production of textile and clothing.
  因此，采取结构调整政策，淘汰缺乏竞争能力的纺织品和服装生产部门，是对工业国有利的。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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 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。
• 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。
• In its analysis, the IEA forecasts for the first time a "new policies scenario" that takes into account the agreements made at the Copenhagen climate conference last December and promises made at the G20 to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels.
  在其分析中，国际能源机构首次预计一种“新的政策情景”，将去年12月哥本哈根气候会议所达成协议和g20关于逐步取消化石燃料补贴的承诺考虑在内。