1 V-ERG (使)一端逐渐变细;(使)变锥形 If something tapers, or if you taper it, it becomes gradually thinner at one end. (使)一端逐渐变细;(使)变锥形 [Also VERB preposition]
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Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up. [VERB]
和别的树不同,它不是越往上越细,而是上下一样粗。
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...beautiful hands with long, tapering fingers. [VERB-ing]
手指修长纤细的一双美手
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Taper the shape of your eyebrows towards the outer corners. [VERB noun]
把你的眉毛修剪成越往外眼角越细的月牙形。
2 V-ERG 逐渐减少;逐渐缩小 If something tapers or is tapered, it gradually becomes reduced in amount, number, or size until it is greatly reduced. 逐渐减少;逐渐缩小 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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There are signs that inflation is tapering. [VERB]
种种迹象显示,通货膨胀率在逐渐下降。
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If you take these drugs continuously, withdrawal must be tapered. [be VERB-ed]
如果你一直在服用这些药,停药时一定要逐渐停。
Taper off means the same as
taper .
taper off 同 taper 3 N-COUNT 细长蜡烛;点火木片 A taper is a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires. 细长蜡烛;点火木片
SYN candle, spill, wick, glim [old-fashioned]
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