单词 | phase-out |
释义 | phase-outn. A gradual removal; a phased elimination. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [noun] > putting out of use > a gradual, planned elimination phase-out1951 phasing out1955 1951 Van Nuys (Calif.) News 30 Aug. 2 b/1 Meanwhile, [certain] enlisted Marine Corp reserve personnel..became eligible for release this month under the..Leatherneck phase-out program. 1958 Time (Atlantic ed.) 6 Oct. 26 The Moroccans countered a request for a three-year phase-out. 1972 Science 12 May 618/3 In 1971 Shell announced the phase-out of the Emeryville station. 1994 Denver Post 2 Jan. e3/1 Now that the federal phaseout of CFC coolants is rendering air conditioners obsolete, we can use our vehicles as saunas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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