| 释义 |
taper/ˈteipə/ n. & v.●n. 1 a wick coated with wax etc. for conveying a flame (涂有蜡的、用来点火的)烛心，点火油绳 2 a slender candle 细支小蜡烛 ●v. (often foll. by 常后跟 off) 1 intr. & tr. diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end (使…)向一端逐渐变细的 2 tr. & intr. make or become gradually less (使…)逐渐减少(或变弱) [Old English tapur, -or, -er ‘wax candle’, from Latin PAPYRUS, whose pith was used for candle-wicks] |