taper off
phrasal verbtaper off
- to become gradually less in number, amount, degree, etc.
（数量、程度等）逐渐减少 - The number of applicants for teaching posts has tapered off.
申请做教学工作的人数越来越少。
- The number of applicants for teaching posts has tapered off.
taper something off
- to make something become gradually less in number, amount, degree, etc.
使（数目等）逐渐减少；降低…程度 - They are gradually tapering off production of the older models.
他们在逐步减少生产旧型号的产品。
- They are gradually tapering off production of the older models.