phase something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v STOP DOING somethingSTOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto gradually stop using or providing something 逐步停止使用[提供];逐步淘汰 The subsidy for company cars is to be phased out next year. 对公司汽车的补贴明年将逐步取消。
phase out• With over a third of the standing army enrolled in the colonies, the situation became dangerous and Nicholas phased them out.• All night long, as I heard the unique and spooky sounds, I phased in and out of sleep.
→ phase something ↔ out at phase2(2)