单词 | phase one |
释义 | > as lemmasphase one a. A definite or distinct state, stage, or period in a process of change or development, as the life cycle of an organism; a period marked by a particular characteristic, activity, etc. Also: any particular aspect of a thing of varying aspects; = phasis n. 2. Now frequently in phase one (also phase two, etc.): the first (second, etc.) planned stage of a process, project, series of events, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > [noun] > phase or stage of development stage1609 phasis1665 phase1701 the mind > mental capacity > belief > school of thought > [noun] > way of thinking > aspect of phasis1665 aspect1824 phase1843 stripe1853 syndrome1955 1701 T. Beverley Grand Apoc. Question 3 To understand Prophetic Time from its Beginnings to its End, to observe what Correspondency of one Phase of Time runs through All, and thereby to be assured how each part refers to another. 1832 Times 10 Sept. 3/2 The conservative rent presenting a faithful imitation of its respectable prototype, in each successive phase of ‘contribution’, ‘rent’, and ‘annuity’. 1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. iii. ii. 210 He saw her in the most attractive phase of her character. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 226 To enter into each successive phase of the discussion which turns up. 1883 Contemp. Rev. 43 54 Shakespeare has painted every phase of antagonism to the world. 1953 H. Mellanby Animal Life in Fresh Water (ed. 5) viii. 118 Between the larval and the adult stage..another, usually dormant, phase occurs in the life-history, in which the developing wings appear on the surface for the first time; this is known as the pupa or chrysalis. 1957 Economist 5 Oct. 24/2 There was little..to suggest that the government expects Britain to be a very active combatant in ‘Phase Two’ of another war. Mr. Butler's emphasis was solely on Phase One. a1985 P. White With the Jocks (2003) 158 The five British and Canadian divisions involved in the first phase of the attack. 1990 Jrnl. Zool. 200 231 Burrowing in the bathyergids..involves an initial excavating phase using the extremely sharp, extrabuccal incisors. 1992 Car Feb. 15/4 In the course of phase two, we are shooting for 100,000 vehicles. After that, the sky's the limit. 1999 Nature 8 Apr. p. lx Wolf-Rayet stars..are very blue, hot objects now recognized as a late phase in the life cycle of most massive stars. < as lemmas |
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